| oleic | <physiology> Pertaining to, derived from, or contained in, oil; as, oleic acid, an acid of the acrylic acid series found combined with glyceryl in the form of olein in certain animal and vegetable fats and oils, such as sperm oil, olive oil, etc. at low temperatures the acid is crystalline, but melts to an oily liquid above 14 C. Origin: L. Oleum oil: cf. F. Oleique. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| oleic acid | Organic, monobasic acids derived from hydrocarbons by the equivalent of oxidation of a methyl group to an alcohol, aldehyde, and then acid. Fatty acids are saturated and unsaturated (fatty acids, unsaturated). (12 Dec 1998) |
| oleic acids | A group of fatty acids that contain 16 carbon atoms and 9 double bonds at the omega 9 carbon. (12 Dec 1998) |