oleo-, ole-, -oleic, ol- +
(Greek > Latin: [olive] oil; fat)
oleochrysotherapy
Treatment with gold salts in a fat or oily base.
oleoduct
A duct or channel for the conveyance of oil from an oil-well or oil-field.
oleogranuloma
A granuloma resulting from deposits, usually injected, of lipid material.
oleograph
1. A picture printed in oil-colors in imitation of an oil-painting.
2. The art or process of printing pictures in oil-colors, by a method called chromolithography.
oleography
A colored lithographic print made on canvas (or cloth as well as on paper) with oil colors in order to imitate an oil painting.
oleoinfusion
A medicinal preparation obtained by extraction of the active components of a crude drug into an oil.
oleomargarine
A butter substitute made by hydrogenation of a mixture of vegetable oils.
oleometer
1. A hydrometer used to determine the specific gravity of oils, or calibrated in the range of specific gravity of oils.
2. An apparatus for determining the content of oil in a material.
oleo oil
A pleonastic (redundant) term referring to a yellow fatty substance extracted from beef fat, used in the manufacture of margarine and soap.
oleophilic
Having an affinity for oils or oily materials; readily absorbing oil.
oleophobic
Tending to repel, or not to absorb, oils or oily materials.
oleo-pneumatic
A reference to a device or system that absorbs shocks by a combination of forcing oil through an orifice and compression of air or another gas.
oleoresin
A mixture of a resin and an essential oil, either obtained naturally from plants or produced synthetically.
oleosity
Oily quality or consistence; oiliness.
oleosus
Greasy; relating to abnormality of the sebaceous aparatus.
Related fat-word units:
adipo-;
lard;
lipo-;
obeso-;
omento-;
pimelo-;
pio-;
sebo-;
steato-.
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