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olein

Olein is a 5 letter word which starts with the letter O and ends with the letter N for which we found 1 definitions.

Definition
(n.) A fat liquid at ordinary temperatures but solidifying at temperatures below 0¡ C. found abundantly in both the animal and vegetable kingdoms (see Palmitin). It dissolves solid fats especially at 30-40¡ C. Chemically olein is a glyceride of oleic acid; and as three molecules of the acid are united to one molecule of glyceryl to form the fat it is technically known as triolein. It is also called elain.
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