Olein

ō′lē-in, n. a natural fat, found in the fatty oils of animals and vegetables.— n. O′leāte , a salt of oleic acid.— adj. Olefī′ant , producing oil.— ns. Olefī′ant-gas , ethylene; O′lefine , any one of a group of hydrocarbons homologous with ethylene.— adjs. O′leic ; Oleif′erous , producing oil, as seeds.— ns. Oleomar′garine , artificial butter at first made from pure beef-fat, now from oleo-oil, neutral lard, milk, cream, and pure butter, worked together, with a colouring matter; Oleom′eter , an instrument for determining the density of oils; O′leon , a liquid obtained from the distillation of olein and lime; Oleores′in , a native compound of an e ential oil and a resin: a preparation of a fixed or volatile oil holding resin in solution; Oleosac′charum , a mixture of oil and sugar.— adjs. O′leōse , O′leo us , oily. [L. oleum , oil.]