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Definition of: olein
(ō′lē·in) noun Chem.
A colorless liquid glyceride of oleic acid, the chief constituent of fatty oils: also elain. Also o·le·ine (ō′lē·in, ō′li·ēn). [<F oléine <L oleum oil]
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