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oleic

/oʊˈli.ɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English

Syllables
ole-ic
IPA
/oʊˈli.ɪk/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to oil, especially to vegetable oil.

adj

Of or pertaining to oleic acid or its derivatives.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *élaiwon Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion)der. Latin oleum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English oleic From Latin oleum (“oil”) + English -ic.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /oʊˈli.ɪk/
  • British English: /əʊˈliː.ɪk/

Inflected Forms

more oleic (comparative) most oleic (superlative)

Derived Forms

isooleic myristoleic nitrooleic oleamide oleyl palmitoleic

Phrases

oleic acid palmitoleic acid oleo- oleo oil

Frequently Paired Words

linoleum olein oleo oleo- oleomargarine oleo oil petroleum

Rhymes With

mosaic algebraic aramaic formulaic naik passaic prosaic linoleic voltaic hebraic laic sodaic

Questions

How do you pronounce oleic?
The recorded pronunciation is /oʊˈli.ɪk/.
What does oleic mean?
Of or pertaining to oil, especially to vegetable oil.
Where does oleic come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *élaiwon Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion)der. Latin oleum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English oleic From Latin oleum (“oil”) + English -ic.

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