oleic acid
a colorless, odorless, liquid, water-insoluble, unsaturated acid, C18H34O2, obtained from animal tallow and natural vegetable oils, in which it occurs as the glycerol ester: used chiefly in the manufacture of soap, commercial oleates, and cosmetics.
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Here a large portion of the oleic acid is expelled, carrying with it a little of the margaric.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew UreThe spirituous solution of pelargonic ether may also be profitably prepared from oleic acid, according to Gottlieb's method.
The Art of Perfumery | G. W. Septimus PiesseAccording as an oil contains oleic acid or olinic acid, it is termed a fatty or drying oil.
The Art of Perfumery | G. W. Septimus PiesseWhen the tube is screwed in the socket, the powder mixes with the oleic acid.
The sample of Liquid Iodex purchased on the open market was found to be a reddish liquid with an odor like oleic acid.
British Dictionary definitions for oleic acid
/ (əʊˈliːɪk) /
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: CH 3 (CH 2) 7 CH:CH(CH 2) 7 COOH: Systematic name: cis -9-octadecenoic acid
Origin of oleic acid
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Scientific definitions for oleic acid
[ ō-lē′ĭk ]
An oily liquid occurring in animal and vegetable oils and used in making soap. Chemical formula: C18H34O2.
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