oleic
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- adjective
- /oʊˈliːɪk/
- Specialized
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oleico
- Olive oil, which is rich in oleic acid, is often recommended for a heart-healthy diet.
- oleic acid
Examples
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- I believe you want some oleic acid.
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- I need a triglyceride form of oleic acid.
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I incubated them with oleic acid and reduced the saturated C24 and C26... - ...by more than 50 per cent.
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Lambent produced the estolides, made from oleic acid of sunflower oil, for testing as components of motor lubricants and found two that just might work if modified properly for pilot-scale production.
Academic text (2000) -
When muscle cells were incubated with oleic acid, a complement of SNAP23 proteins appeared to be diverted from the plasma membrane to the surface of the newly formed LDs (138).
Blog text (27) -
Studies show that diets high in oleic acid can reduce cholesterol levels.
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Many cooking oils, such as canola and olive oil, contain significant amounts of oleic acid.
Synonyms
Containing oleic acid, a fatty acid found in many oils
Compounds
- Specialized
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A soft oily acid in olive oil and other fats used to make soaps and creams
Surface Forms
Morphology
oleic = oleic acid (semi-transparent) = ole + ic
Formed from the combining form 'ole-' + '-ic'; the chemical relation to 'oleic acid' is clear to specialists but the combining form 'ole-' is not a standalone English word, so general learners may not fully recognise it.
Etymology
Oleic comes from the Latin root oleum, which means 'oil' and is the same root as the English word 'oil'. So oleic describes something that contains the common fatty acid found in many animal and plant oils, like avocado or olive oil.