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- English Word Oleiferous Definition Producing oil; as, oleiferous seeds.
- English Word Olein Definition A fat, liquid at ordinary temperatures, but solidifying at temperatures below 0¡ C., found abundantly in both the animal and vegetable kingdoms (see Palmitin). It dissolves solid fats, especially at 30-40¡ C. Chemically, olein is a glyceride of oleic acid; and, as three molecules of the acid are united to one molecule of glyceryl to form the fat, it is technically known as triolein. It is also called elain.
- English Word Olent Definition Scented.
- English Word Oleograph Definition The form or figure assumed by a drop of oil when placed upon water or some other liquid with which it does not mix.
- English Word Oleograph Definition A picture produced in oils by a process analogous to that of lithographic printing.
- English Word Oleomargarine Definition A liquid oil made from animal fats (esp. beef fat) by separating the greater portion of the solid fat or stearin, by crystallization. It is mainly a mixture of olein and palmitin with some little stearin.
- English Word Oleomargarine Definition An artificial butter made by churning this oil with more or less milk.
- English Word Oleometer Definition An instrument for ascertaining the weight and purity of oil; an elaiometer.
- English Word Oleone Definition An oily liquid, obtained by distillation of calcium oleate, and probably consisting of the ketone of oleic acid.
- English Word Oleoptene Definition See Eleoptene.
- English Word Oleoresin Definition A natural mixture of a terebinthinate oil and a resin.
- English Word Oleoresin Definition A liquid or semiliquid preparation extracted (as from capsicum, cubebs, or ginger) by means of ether, and consisting of fixed or volatile oil holding resin in solution.
- English Word Oleose Definition Alt. of Oleous
- English Word Oleosity Definition The state or quality of being oily or fat; fatness.
- English Word Oleous Definition Oily.
- English Word Oleraceous Definition Pertaining to pot herbs; of the nature or having the qualities of herbs for cookery; esculent.
- English Word Olf Definition The European bullfinch.
- English Word Olfaction Definition The sense by which the impressions made on the olfactory organs by the odorous particles in the atmosphere are perceived.
- English Word Olfactive Definition See Olfactory, a.
- English Word Olfactor Definition A smelling organ; a nose.