oleaster family
— Noun
– English
~ shrubs or small trees often armed
oleaster
— Noun
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~ any of several shrubs of the genus Elaeagnus having silver-white twigs and yellow flowers followed by olivelike fruits
olecranon
— Noun
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~ process of the ulna that forms the outer bump of the elbow and fits into the fossa of the humerus when the arm is extended
oled
— Noun
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~ a self-luminous diode (it glows when an electrical field is applied to the electrodes) that does not require backlighting or diffusers
olefin
— Noun
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~ any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon
olefine
— Noun
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~ any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon
oleic acid
— Noun
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~ 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
olein
— Noun
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~ a naturally occurring glyceride of oleic acid that is found in fats and oils
oleo
— Noun
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~ a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter
oleo oil
— Noun
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~ obtained from beef fat; used in making margarine and soap and in lubrication
oleomargarine
— Noun
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~ a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter
oleophilic
— Adjective
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~ having a strong affinity for oils rather than water
oleophobic
— Adjective
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~ lacking affinity for oils
oleoresin capiscum
— Noun
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~ an oleoresin extracted from the capsicum pepper plant
oleoresin
— Noun
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~ a naturally occurring mixture of a resin and an essential oil; obtained from certain plants
olfaction
— Noun
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~ the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents
olfactive
— Adjective
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~ of or relating to olfaction
olfactory brain
— Noun
– English
~ a center in the cerebral hemispheres that governs the sense of smell in lower animals; in humans it seems to mediate complex emotional behavior