oleose

English

Alternative forms

• oleous

Etymology

From Latin oleōsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈəʊ.li.əʊz/

Adjective

oleose (comparative more oleose, superlative most oleose)

1. oily
   • 1691, John Ray, The Wisdom of God Manifested in the Works of the Creation. […], London: […] Samuel Smith, […], →OCLC:

     saline or oleose particles

   • 1687, Sir John Floyer, Pharmako-Basanos: or the Touchstone of Medicines, discovering the virtues of Vegetables, Minerals and Animals, by their Tastes and Smells:

     This Acid is produced from the Tartar of Vegetables; which being Fermented or Diſtilled, it appears Acid Oleoſe

References

“oleose”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Italian

Adjective

oleose

1. feminine plural of oleoso

Latin

Adjective

oleōse

1. vocative masculine singular of oleōsus