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Olein

noun
1.
A naturally occurring glyceride of oleic acid that is found in fats and oils.  Synonym: triolein.





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"Olein" Quotes from Famous Books



... me. When tallow is saponified there is formed, from the palmitin, stearin, and olein contained, with the cauticizing agent—in this case, lime—a soap. But there are two ends to every equation, and at the bottom of this immense soap vat, held in solution by the water, which would afterwards be taken up by the surplus lime, was the other end of this equation; and as the yield ...
— Great Sea Stories • Various
... fatty acids amounted, as last stated, to 93.94 per cent. Pure olein, supposing none of the liberated acid to be dissolved in water, would yield 95.7 ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 488, May 9, 1885 • Various


Words linked to "Olein" :   glyceryl ester


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