oleic
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of oleic
Example Sentences
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One area of focus has been high-oleic soybeans, which are rich in oleic acid, a naturally occurring fatty acid found in animal and plant-based fats and oils.
From Science Daily • Jan. 18, 2026
Snipes Farm specializes in oleic soybeans, a sort of niche product that has found a market with a fast-food industry looking for a lower-fat cooking oil.
From Washington Times • Mar. 31, 2019
When animal fats are treated with a base like potassium carbonate or sodium hydroxide, glycerol and salts of fatty acids such as palmitic, oleic, and stearic acid are formed.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
About 40% of red palm oil is oleic acid, an unsaturated fat present in higher quantities in olive oil and believed to be part of the reason for its heart benefits.
From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 3, 2015
It is also obtained when sebacic, stearic and oleic acids are oxidized with nitric acid.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various
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