Meanings
nounoleic acid (uncountable)
alternative obsolete oleïc acid
- uncountablechemistryAn unsaturated fatty acid, having 18 carbon atoms and one double bond, found in olive oil and very many other vegetable and animal oils and fats; it is used for making soap, cosmetics etc.
Synonyms: cis-octadecenoic acid
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn unsaturated fatty acid, having 18 carbon atoms and one double bond, found in olive oil and very many other vegetable and animal oils and fats; it is used for making soap, cosmetics etc.
Similar
cis-octadecenoic acid
Translations
Bulgarian олеинова киселина
- олеинова киселина (oleinova kiselina)fatty acid with 18 carbon atoms and one double bond, found in olive oil
Catalan àcid oleic
- àcid oleicfatty acid with 18 carbon atoms and one double bond, found in olive oil
Chinese Cantonese 油酸
- 油酸 (jau⁴ syun¹)fatty acid with 18 carbon atoms and one double bond, found in olive oil
Chinese Mandarin 油酸
- 油酸 (yóusuān)fatty acid with 18 carbon atoms and one double bond, found in olive oil
Czech kyselina olejová
- kyselina olejováfatty acid with 18 carbon atoms and one double bond, found in olive oil
Estonian oleiinhape
- oleiinhapefatty acid with 18 carbon atoms and one double bond, found in olive oil
Finnish oleiinihappo, öljyhappo
- oleiinihappofatty acid with 18 carbon atoms and one double bond, found in olive oil
- öljyhappofatty acid with 18 carbon atoms and one double bond, found in olive oil
French acide oléique
- acide oléiquefatty acid with 18 carbon atoms and one double bond, found in olive oil
German Ölsäure
- Ölsäurefatty acid with 18 carbon atoms and one double bond, found in olive oil
Greek ελαϊκό οξύ
- ελαϊκό οξύ (elaïkó oxý)fatty acid with 18 carbon atoms and one double bond, found in olive oil
Hindi म्रक्षिकाम्ल
- म्रक्षिकाम्ल (mrakṣikāmla)fatty acid with 18 carbon atoms and one double bond, found in olive oil
Hungarian olajsav
- olajsavfatty acid with 18 carbon atoms and one double bond, found in olive oil
Icelandic olíusýra
- olíusýrafatty acid with 18 carbon atoms and one double bond, found in olive oil
Irish aigéad óileach
- aigéad óileachfatty acid with 18 carbon atoms and one double bond, found in olive oil
Italian acido oleico
- acido oleicofatty acid with 18 carbon atoms and one double bond, found in olive oil
Japanese オレイン酸, 油酸
- オレイン酸 (orein-san)fatty acid with 18 carbon atoms and one double bond, found in olive oil
- 油酸 (yusan)fatty acid with 18 carbon atoms and one double bond, found in olive oil
Persian اولئیک اسید
- اولئیک اسید (ole'ik asid)fatty acid with 18 carbon atoms and one double bond, found in olive oil
Polish kwas oleinowy
- kwas oleinowyfatty acid with 18 carbon atoms and one double bond, found in olive oil
Portuguese ácido oleico
- ácido oleicofatty acid with 18 carbon atoms and one double bond, found in olive oil
Romanian acid oleic
- acid oleicfatty acid with 18 carbon atoms and one double bond, found in olive oil
Russian олеиновая кислота́
- олеиновая кислота́ (oleinovaja kislotá)fatty acid with 18 carbon atoms and one double bond, found in olive oil
Spanish ácido oleico
- ácido oleicofatty acid with 18 carbon atoms and one double bond, found in olive oil
Swedish oljesyra
- oljesyrafatty acid with 18 carbon atoms and one double bond, found in olive oil
Welsh asid olëig
- asid olëigfatty acid with 18 carbon atoms and one double bond, found in olive oil
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