oleum

[ oh-lee-uhm ]

/ ˈoʊ li əm /

noun, plural o·le·a [oh-lee-uh] /ˈoʊ li ə/ for 1, o·le·ums for 2.

Pharmacology. oil.

Chemistry. pyrosulfuric acid.

Origin of oleum

1900–05; <Latin: oil

Words nearby oleum

oleoresinous, oleo strut, olericulture, olestra, olethreutid, oleum, O level, oleyl alcohol, olfaction, olfactometer, olfactometry

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Example sentences from the Web for oleum

Oleum sarz, L. From the root bark, distilled along with salt-and-water.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley
Greek-fire was the precursor of gunpowder; it was the oleum incendiarum of the Romans.
The Browning Cyclopdia|Edward Berdoe
Oleum cer, L. From beeswax and sand distilled together; the product is rectified once or oftener.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley
Oleum et operam perdidi—I have lost both the oil and my pains.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources|James Wood

Oleum lupuli, L. From commercial hops, by distillation along with water.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley

British Dictionary definitions for oleum

oleum

/ (ˈəʊlɪəm) /

noun plural olea (ˈəʊlɪə) or oleums

another name for fuming sulphuric acid

Word Origin for oleum

from Latin: oil, referring to its oily consistency

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单词	oleum
释义	oleum [ oh-lee-uhm ] / ˈoʊ li əm / noun, plural o·le·a [oh-lee-uh] /ˈoʊ li ə/ for 1, o·le·ums for 2. Pharmacology. oil. Chemistry. pyrosulfuric acid. Origin of oleum 1900–05; <Latin: oil Words nearby oleum oleoresinous, oleo strut, olericulture, olestra, olethreutid, oleum, O level, oleyl alcohol, olfaction, olfactometer, olfactometry Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for oleum Oleum sarz, L. From the root bark, distilled along with salt-and-water. Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II\|Arnold Cooley Greek-fire was the precursor of gunpowder; it was the oleum incendiarum of the Romans. The Browning Cyclopdia\|Edward Berdoe Oleum cer, L. From beeswax and sand distilled together; the product is rectified once or oftener. Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II\|Arnold Cooley Oleum et operam perdidi—I have lost both the oil and my pains. Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources\|James Wood Oleum lupuli, L. From commercial hops, by distillation along with water. Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II\|Arnold Cooley British Dictionary definitions for oleum oleum / (ˈəʊlɪəm) / noun plural olea (ˈəʊlɪə) or oleums another name for fuming sulphuric acid Word Origin for oleum from Latin: oil, referring to its oily consistency Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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