oleo-
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Related to oleo-: Oleo strut
oleo-
or ole-pref.
Oil: oleoresin.
[French oléo-, from oléine, olein, from Latin oleum, oil; see oil.]
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oleo-
combining form
oil: oleomargarine.
[from Latin oleum oil]
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o•le•o
(ˈoʊ liˌoʊ)n.
Older Use. margarine.
[1880–85]
oleo-
a combining form meaning “oil”: oleoresin.
[< Latin, comb. form representing oleum oil]
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