Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

olestra

/oʊlˈɛstɹə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.43 in modern English

Syllables: olestra
IPA: /oʊlˈɛstɹə/

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fat substitute (a glyceride of sucrose) that cannot be easily digested and therefore adds no fat, calories, or cholesterol to food products; also used as an industrial lubricant.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"What concerns me are celebrity magazines, television with 500 channels, some guy's name on my underwear. Rogaine, Viagra, Olestra."

Etymology

1980s, from (p)ol(y)est(e)r + -a.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: a

Usage

Inflected Forms

olestras (plural)

Rhymes With

westra balestra

Questions

How do you pronounce olestra?: The recorded pronunciation is /oʊlˈɛstɹə/.
What does olestra mean?: A fat substitute (a glyceride of sucrose) that cannot be easily digested and therefore adds no fat, calories, or cholesterol to food products; also used as an industrial lubricant.
Where does olestra come from?: 1980s, from (p)ol(y)est(e)r + -a.

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