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oleo oil

noun

  1. a product obtained from beef fat and consisting chiefly of a mixture of olein and palmitin, used for making butterlike foods.


oleo oil

/ ˈəʊɪəʊ /

noun

  1. an oil extracted from beef fat, consisting mainly of a mixture of olein and palmitin. It is used in the manufacture of margarine
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of oleo oil1

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
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Those of animal origin include: Adipose Tissue of man and animals, tallow of mutton, suet, and oleo oil of beef, lard of pork.

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We are shipping about one-third of the lard which we produce, and large quantities of oleo oil for oleomargarine.

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