Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Oleate

O″le‐ate (?), n. [Cf. F. oléate.] (Chem.) A salt of oleic acid. Some oleates, as the oleate of mercury, are used in medicine by way of inunction.

731

Olecranal

O‐lec″ra‐nal (?), a.(Anat.) Of or pertaining to the olecranon.

732

Olecranon

O‐lec″ra‐non (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. �; � elbow + κρανίον the head.] (Anat.) The large process at the proximal end of the ulna which projects behind the articulation with the hume...

733

Olefiant

O‐le″fi‐ant (?), a. [F. oléfiant, fr.L. oleum oil + -ficare (in comp.). Cf. -Fy.] (Chem.) Forming or producing an oil; specifically, designating a colorless gaseous hydrocarbon ...

734

Olefine

O″le‐fine (ō″lē̍‐fĭn or –fēn), n. [From Olefiant.] (Chem.) Olefiant gas, or ethylene; hence, by extension, any one of the series of unsaturated hydrocarbons of which ethylene is...

735

Oleic

O″le‐ic (ō″lē̍‐ĭk; 277), a. [L. oleum oil: cf. F. oléique.] (Physiol.Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or contained in, oil; as, oleic acid, an acid of the acrylic acid series...

736

Oleiferous

O′le‐if′er‐ous (?), a. [L. oleum oil + -ferous: cf. F. oléifére.] Producing oil; as, oleiferous seeds.

737

Olein

O″le‐in (ō″lē̍‐ĭn), n. [L. oleum oil: cf. F. oléine.] (Physiol. Chem.) A fat, liquid at ordinary temperatures, but solidifying at temperatures below 0° C., found abundantly in b...

738

Olent

O″lent (?), a. [L. olens, p. pr. of olere to smell.] Scented. R. Browning.

739

Oleo oil

O′le‐o oil (?). An oil expressed from certain animal fats (esp. beef suet), the greater portion of the solid fat, or stearin, being left behind. It is mixture of olein, palmitin...

740

Oleograph

O′le‐o‐graph (?), n. [L. oleum oil + -graph.]1. (Chem.) The form or figure assumed by a drop of oil when placed upon water or some other liquid with which it does not mix.2. (Pa...

741

Oleography

O′le‐og″ra‐phy (?), n. 1. Art or process of producing the pictures known as oleographs.2. A process of identifying oils by their oleographs.

742

Oleomargarine

O′le‐o‐mar″ga‐rine (?), n. [L. oleum oil + E. margarine, margarin.] [Written also oleomargarin.] 1. A liquid oil made from animal fats (esp. beef fat) by separating the greater ...

743

Oleometer

O′le‐om′e‐ter (?), n. [L. oleum oil + -meter.] (Chem.) An instrument for ascertaining the weight and purity of oil; an elaiometer.

744

Oleone

O″le‐one (?), n. [L. oleum + -one, 1.] (Chem.) An oily liquid, obtained by distillation of calcium oleate, and probably consisting of the ketone of oleic acid.

745

Oleoptene

O′le‐op″tene (?), n. [L. oleum oil + Gr. � fleeting.] (Chem.) See Elæoptene.

746

Oleoresin

O′le‐o‐res″in (?), n. [L. oleum oil + E. resin.] 1. (Chem.) A natural mixture of a terebinthinate oil and a resin.2. (Med.) A liquid or semiliquid preparation extracted (as from...

747

Oleose

{ O″le‐ose′ (?), O″le‐ous (?), } a. [L. oleosus, fr. oleum oil.] Oily. Ray.Floyer.

748

Oleosity

O′le‐os″i‐ty (?), n. The state or quality of being oily or fat; fatness. B. Jonson.

749

Oleraceous

Ol′er‐a″ceous (?), a. [L. oleraceus, from olus, oleris, garden or pot herbs, vegetables.] Pertaining to pot herbs; of the nature or having the qualities of herbs for cookery; es...

750

Olf

Olf (?), n.(Zoöl.) The European bullfinch.

751

Olfaction

Ol‐fac″tion (?), n. [See Olfactory.] (Physiol.) The sense by which the impressions made on the olfactory organs by the odorous particles in the atmosphere are perceived.

752

Olfactive

Ol‐fac″tive (?), a. See Olfactory, a.

753

Olfactor

Ol‐fac″tor (?), n. A smelling organ; a nose.

754

Olfactory

Ol‐fac″to‐ry (?), a. [L. olfactus, p. p. of olfacere to smell; olere to have a smell + facere to make. See Odor, and Fact.] (Physiol.) Of, pertaining to, or connected with, the ...

755

Olfactory (2)

Ol‐fac″to‐ry (?), n.; pl.Olfactories (�). An olfactory organ; also, the sense of smell; — usually in the plural.

756

Oliban

Ol″i‐ban (?), n.(Chem.) See Olibanum.