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OLEIC ACID
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A colorless oily liquid occurring as a glyceride; it is the major fatty acid in olive oil and canola oil; used in making soap and cosmetics and ointments and lubricating oils
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("oleic acid" is a kind of...):
monounsaturated fatty acid (an unsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has one double or triple valence bond per molecule; found chiefly in olive oil and chicken and almonds)
Holonyms ("oleic acid" is a substance of...):
canola; canola oil (vegetable oil made from rapeseed; it is high in monounsaturated fatty acids)
olive oil (oil from olives)
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