oleic acid
Noun
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A colorless oily liquid occurring as a glyceride;
It is the major fatty acid in olive oil and canola oil;
Used in making soap and cosmetics and ointments and lubricating oils (synset 114992914)is a type of: monounsaturated fatty acid - an unsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has one double or triple valence bond per molecule; found chiefly in olive oil and chicken and almondssubstance meronym:- canola, canola oil - vegetable oil made from rapeseed; it is high in monounsaturated fatty acids
- olive oil - oil from olives
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