oleose,a. Now rare.|ˈəʊliːəʊs, əʊliːˈəʊs| [ad. L. oleōs-us oily, f.ole-um oil: see -ose.] = oleous. 1675Phil.Trans. X. 484 Slime, out of which they suck something oleose.1754Huxham ibid. XLVIII. 837 The oleose part of the spirit of wine.1869Eng.Mech. 24 Dec. 357/2 It is of an oleose consistence.