Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun oleic_acid

1 sense of oleic acid

Sense 1
oleic acid -- (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)
       => monounsaturated fatty acid -- (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)