Oleate
Pronunciation : O"le*ate
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf.F. ol?ate.] (Chem.)
Definition : Defn: A salt of oleic acid. Some oleates, as the oleate of mercury, are used in medicine by way of inunction.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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