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tri⋅o⋅le⋅in

  [trahy-oh-lee-in]
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–noun Chemistry.
olein (def. 1).
Origin:
1850–55; tri- + olein

o⋅le⋅in

  [oh-lee-in]
–noun Chemistry.
1. Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C5 7H1 0 4O6, the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
2. the oily or lower-melting fractions of a fat as distinguished from the solid or higher-melting constituents.
Origin:
1830–40; < F oléine, equiv. to olé- (< L oleum oil ) + -ine -in 2
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Main Entry: ole·in
Pronunciation: 'O-lE-&n
Function: noun
: an ester of glycerol and oleic acid called also triolein

Main Entry: tri·ole·in
Pronunciation: -'O-lE-&n
Function: noun
: OLEIN
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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