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A naturally occuring glyceride of oleic acid that is found in fats and oils
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triolein
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n. (context organic compound English) The triglyceride of oleic acid
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n. a naturally occuring glyceride of oleic acid that is found in fats and oils [syn: olein ]
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Olein \O"le*in\ ([=o]"l[-e]*[i^]n), n. [L. oleum oil: cf. F. ol['e]ine.] (Physiol. Chem.) A fat, liquid at ordinary temperatures, but solidifying at temperatures below 0[deg] C., found abundantly in both the animal and vegetable kingdoms (see Palmitin ...
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Triolein is a symmetrical triglyceride derived from glycerol and three units of the unsaturated fatty acid oleic acid . Most triglycerides are unsymmetrical, being derived from mixtures of fatty acids. Triolein represents 4-30% of olive oil . Triolein is ...