oleic

From Latin oleum (“oil”) + English -ic.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əʊˈliː.ɪk/, /əʊˈleɪ.ɪk/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /oʊˈli.ɪk/, /oʊˈleɪ.ɪk/
• Rhymes: -iɪk, -eɪɪk

oleic (comparative more oleic, superlative most oleic)

1. Of or pertaining to oil, especially to vegetable oil.
2. (chemistry) Of or pertaining to oleic acid or its derivatives.

• Cielo, Coile, eolic

Borrowed from French oléique.

oleic m or n (feminine singular oleică, masculine plural oleici, feminine/neuter plural oleice)

1. oleic