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oleic.

Of or pertaining to oil, especially to vegetable oil.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/əʊˈliː.ɪk/Received-Pronunciation/əʊˈleɪ.ɪk/Received-Pronunciation/oʊˈli.ɪk/General-American/oʊˈleɪ.ɪk/General-American
  1. Of or pertaining to oil, especially to vegetable oil.

  2. Of or pertaining to oleic acid or its derivatives.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *élaiwon Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion)der. Latin oleum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English oleic From Latin oleum (“oil”) + English -ic.

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