oleic

English

Etymology

From Latin oleum (“oil”), +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əʊˈliː.ɪk/, /əʊˈleɪ.ɪk/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /oʊˈli.ɪk/, /oʊˈleɪ.ɪk/
• Rhymes: -iɪk, -eɪɪk

Adjective

oleic (comparative more oleic, superlative most oleic)

1. Of or pertaining to oil, especially to vegetable oil
2. (chemistry) Of or pertaining to oleic acid or its derivatives

Derived terms

• isooleic
• myristoleic
• nitrooleic
• oleamide
• oleyl
• palmitoleic
• palmitoleic acid

Translations

of or pertaining to oil

• Portuguese: oleico (pt)

of or pertaining to oleic acid

• French: oléique (fr)
• Irish: oiléach
• Italian: oleico
• Portuguese: oleico (pt)
• Russian: олеиновый (ru) (oleínovyj)
• Spanish: oleico (es)
• Welsh: olëig

Anagrams

• Cielo, Coile, eolic

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French oléique.

Adjective

oleic m or n (feminine singular oleică, masculine plural oleici, feminine/neuter plural oleice)

1. oleic

Declension

Declension of oleic

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	oleic		oleică		oleici	oleice
	definite	oleicul		oleica		oleicii	oleicele
genitive- dative	indefinite	oleic		oleice		oleici	oleice
	definite	oleicului		oleicei		oleicilor	oleicelor