Definition of Triolein

1. Noun. A naturally occurring glyceride of oleic acid that is found in fats and oils.

Exact synonyms: Olein
Generic synonyms: Glyceryl Ester

Definition of Triolein

1. n. See Olein.

Definition of Triolein

1. Noun. (organic compound) The triglyceride of oleic acid ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Triolein

1. See Olein. Origin: Pref. Tri- + olein. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Triolein

trinucleotides
trinucleus
trinxat
trio
trio sonata
trio sonatas
trioctahedral
trioctile
trioculate
triode
triodes
triodobenzoic acid
triokinase
triol
triole
triolein (current term)
trioles
triolet
triolets
triols
triomino
triominoes
trion
trional
trione
triones
trionic
trionychoidea
trionym
trionyms

Literary usage of Triolein

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Hand-book of Chemistry by Leopold Gmelin, Henry Watts (1866)
"... some hours with 5 or С times its weight of oleic acid, or triolein is heated to 200° with glycerin for 22 hours. Neutral oil of sp. gr. 0'921 at 21°. ..."

2. Intracellular Enzymes: A Course of Lectures Given in the Physiological by Horace Middleton Vernon (1908)
"Synthesis of ethyl butyrate, glycerin triacetate, methyl oleate, mono-olein and triolein by lipolytic enzymes. Action of organic and inorganic catalysts ..."

3. A Practical Treatise on Animal and Vegetable Fats and Oils: Comprising Both by William Theodore Brannt, Karl Schaedler (1896)
"C,H6'/', is obtained by heating triolein with glycerin to 392° F. It is a neutral fat of specific gravity 0.921, and commences to crystallize at 50° to 59° ..."

4. The Soap Maker's Handbook of Materials, Processes and Receipts for Every by Carl Deite, Alwin Engelhardt, F. Wiltner (1912)
"paste. When heated above its melting-point it is decomposed into acrolein and a solid body crystallizable from ether and alcohol. triolein ..."

5. Chemical Technology and Analysis of Oils, Fats and Waxes by Julius Lewkowitsch (1921)
"VI.). In an atmosphere of ozone olein absorbs ozone, and forms the ozonide of olein (Molinari and Fenaroli ; Harries ; cp. Chap. III.). triolein- ..."

6. A Dictionary of Chemistry and the Allied Branches of Other Sciences by Henry Watts (1871)
"76'2 С and 12'1 H, from the formula C"H"O«).* triolein ... triolein is liquid at 100°. In contact with the air, it gradually turns acid. ..."

7. Text-book of Physiological Chemistry in Thirty Lectures by Emil Abderhalden (1908)
"While triolein and the glycerides of the lower fatty acids constitute the major part of the vegetable fats, tripalmitin and tristearin predominate in animal ..."

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