oleic

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UK/əʊˈliː.ɪk/UK/əʊˈleɪ.ɪk/US/oʊˈli.ɪk/US/oʊˈleɪ.ɪk/

adjective

Of or pertaining to oil, especially to vegetable oil.

OriginLatin oleum ← Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion) ← Proto-Hellenic *élaiwon →
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Meanings

adjectiveoleic (comparative more oleic, superlative most oleic)

comparative more oleic · superlative most oleic

  1. Of or pertaining to oil, especially to vegetable oil.
  2. chemistryOf or pertaining to oleic acid or its derivatives.

Origin

  1. Proto-Hellenic*élaiwon
  2. Ancient Greekἔλαιον (élaion)
  3. Latinoleum
  4. Englisholeic

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

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Translations

Catalan oleic
  • oleicof or pertaining to oil
French oléique, oléique
  • oléiqueof or pertaining to oil
  • oléiqueof or pertaining to oleic acid
Irish oiléach
  • oiléachof or pertaining to oleic acid
Italian oleico
  • oleicoof or pertaining to oleic acid
Portuguese oleico, oleico
  • oleicoof or pertaining to oil
  • oleicoof or pertaining to oleic acid
Russian олеиновый
  • олеиновый (oleínovyj)of or pertaining to oleic acid
Spanish oleico, oleico
  • oleicoof or pertaining to oil
  • oleicoof or pertaining to oleic acid
Welsh olëig
  • olëigof or pertaining to oleic acid

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with oleic

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

oleic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oleic

MLA

“oleic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oleic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oleic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oleic.

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