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oleum
[ oh-lee-uhm ]
oleum
/ ˈəʊlɪəm /
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Word History and Origins
Origin of oleum1
from Latin: oil, referring to its oily consistency
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Example Sentences
Greek-fire was the precursor of gunpowder; it was the oleum incendiarum of the Romans.
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Iterumque, Quinti Julii Murranii stagium opobalsamatum, sive myrrhæ oleum opobalsamo permixtum, ad cap.
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A sample of B. Oleum Iodine was submitted by the manufacturer and examined.
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A few crystals of ammonium chlorid were added to a little of B. Oleum Iodine and treated as above.
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From the Latin oleum, formed from olea, olive-tree, the fruit of which abounds in oil.
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