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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

o•le•ate n.

Chemistryan ester or a salt of oleic acid.
Drugs[Pharm.]a preparation, as an ointment, composed of medicated oleic acid.

ole(ic acid) + -ate² 1825–35

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

oleate / ˈəʊlɪˌeɪt/

any salt or ester of oleic acid, containing the ion C₁₇H₃₃COO^– or the group C₁₇H₃₃COO-: common components of natural fats

'oleate' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

aluminum soap - glyceryl trioleate - methyl oleate

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