oleosaccharum

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noun

An oil-sugar; a preparation made by saturating thirty grains of sugar with one drop of volatile oil.

OriginLatin oleum →
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Meanings

nounoleosaccharum (uncountable)

alternative eleosaccharum

  1. uncountableAn oil-sugar; a preparation made by saturating thirty grains of sugar with one drop of volatile oil.

Origin

  1. Latinoleum“oil”
  2. Englisholeosaccharum

From Latin oleum (“oil”) + saccharum (“sugar”).

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APA

oleosaccharum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oleosaccharum

MLA

“oleosaccharum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oleosaccharum. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oleosaccharum,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oleosaccharum.

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