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olestra

o·les·tra
O o

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [oh-les-truh]
    • /oʊˈlɛs trə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [oh-les-truh]
    • /oʊˈlɛs trə/

Definitions of olestra word

  • noun olestra a synthetic oil used as a substitute for dietary fat: not digested or absorbed by the human body. 1
  • noun olestra the trademark term for a calorie and cholesterol-free fat substitute 0

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Parts of speech for Olestra

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

olestra popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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