oleic acid
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1. a colorless oily liquid occurring as a glyceride; it is the major fatty acid in olive oil and canola oil; used in making soap and cosmetics and ointments and lubricating oils (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | monounsaturated fatty acid, |
| definition | : | an unsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has one double or triple valence bond per molecule; found chiefly in olive oil and chicken and almonds (noun.substance) |
| substance meronym | : | canola, canola oil, |
| definition | : | vegetable oil made from rapeseed; it is high in monounsaturated fatty acids (noun.food) |
| substance meronym | : | olive oil, |
| definition | : | oil from olives (noun.food) |
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