OLEIC ACID

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 I. (noun) 

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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

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Nouns denoting substances

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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