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oleo oil

o·le·o oil
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [oh-lee-oh oil]
    • /ˈoʊ liˌoʊ ɔɪl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [oh-lee-oh oil]
    • /ˈoʊ liˌoʊ ɔɪl/

Definitions of oleo oil words

  • noun oleo oil a product obtained from beef fat and consisting chiefly of a mixture of olein and palmitin, used for making butterlike foods. 1
  • noun oleo oil an oil extracted from beef fat, consisting mainly of a mixture of olein and palmitin. It is used in the manufacture of margarine 0
  • noun oleo oil a butterlike oil obtained from animal fat 0

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Origin of oleo oil

First appearance:

before 1880
One of the 23% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1880-85

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Parts of speech for Oleo oil

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

oleo oil popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

oleo oil usage trend in Literature

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