olivil

English

Alternative forms

• olivile

Etymology

Compare French olivile.

Noun

olivil (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) A white crystalline substance, obtained from an exudation from the olive, and having a bittersweet taste and acid properties.
   • 1866, Henry Watts, A Dictionary of Chemistry:

     Chlorine, passed into aqueous olivil, throws down brown flakes containing chlorine

References

• “olivil”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.