oleose

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English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Latin oleosus.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

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[edit]

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

Italian[edit]

Adjective[edit]

oleose

  1. feminine plural of oleoso

Latin[edit]

Adjective[edit]

oleōse

  1. vocative masculine singular of oleōsus
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