| oleic acid n. An oily liquid, C17H33COOH, occurring in animal and vegetable oils and used in making soap. |
oleic acid [əʊˈliːɪk]
n
(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a colourless oily liquid unsaturated acid occurring, as the glyceride, in almost all natural fats used in making soaps, ointments, cosmetics, and lubricating oils. Formula: CH3(CH2)7CH:CH(CH2)7COOH Systematic name cis-9-octadecenoic acid
[C19 oleic, from Latin oleum oil + -ic]
oleic acid ( -l   k) An oily liquid occurring in animal and vegetable oils and used in making soap. Chemical formula: C18H34O2. |
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| Noun | 1. | oleic acid - 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 canola, canola oil - vegetable oil made from rapeseed; it is high in monounsaturated fatty acids olive oil - oil from olives 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 |
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