oleate
|o-li-ate|
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/ˈoʊ.li.eɪt/
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/ˈəʊ.li.eɪt/
salt or ester of oleic acid
Etymology
'oleate' originates from French 'oléate' (via Modern Latin usage) where the stem relates to 'oleic' from Latin 'oleum' meaning 'oil', combined with the chemical suffix '-ate' indicating a salt or ester.
'oleate' entered English from French 'oléate', which stemmed from Modern Latin/chemistry formation based on Latin 'oleum' ('oil') plus the suffix '-ate'; the formation follows standard chemical naming practices of the 18th–19th centuries.
Initially and historically it referred specifically to salts or esters derived from oleic (the oil-related) acid; this chemical sense has been retained in modern usage with little change.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a salt or ester of oleic acid (for example, sodium oleate); commonly refers to the anion or its metal salts used in soaps and lubricants.
Sodium oleate is a common oleate used in soap production.
Synonyms
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