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o•le•in

Pronunciation: (ō'lē-in), [key]
—n. Chem.
1. Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C₅₇H₁₀₄O₆, the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
2. the oily or lower-melting fractions of a fat as distinguished from the solid or higher-melting constituents.

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