oleine
/ˈoʊliːɪn/
noun
- A liquid fat or oil, especially the main component of olive oil and other vegetable oils.
- Oleine is used in making soaps and cosmetics because of its moisturizing properties.
- The chemist extracted oleine from the olive oil for the experiment.
- Many cooking oils are rich in oleine, which stays liquid at room temperature.
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