oleatum, gen. olea'ti,-pl. olea'ta

(o-le-ah'(a')tum). Oleate, a pharmacopeial preparation consisting of a combination or solution of an alkaloid or metallic base in oleic acid employed as an inunction, being a umed to be more readily absorbed than an ordinary ointment, o. aconiti'nae (N.P.), oleate of aconitine; a 2 per cent, solution of aconitine in oleic acid; employed locally as an anodyne, o. atropi'nse (N.F.), oleate of atropine; atropine 2, alcohol 2, oleic acid 50, olive oil to make 100. o. coca i'nae (N.F.), oleate of cocaine; cocaine 5, alcohol 5, oleic acid 50, olive oil to make 100. o. hydrar'gyri (U.S.), oleate of mercury, mercuric oleate, hydra gyri ole as (Br.) yellow mercuric oxide 25, distilled water 25, oleic; acid to make 100 employed chiefly by inunction in hereditary syphilis, o. quin i'nae (N.F.), oleate of quinine; quinine 25, oleic acid to make 100. 0. veratri'nse (N.F.), oleate of veratrine; veratrine 2, oleic acid 50, olive oil to make 100. o. zin'ci, oleate of zinc; a dry powder obtained by precipitation from a mixture of a solution of zinc acetate and soap solution, equivalent to 13 per cent, of zinc oxide; employed as an astringent dusting powder.