OLEANOLIC ACID


Meaning of OLEANOLIC ACID in English

|ōlēə|nōlik- noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary olea- (from Latin olea olive tree, olive) + connective -n- + -olic — more at olea

: a crystalline triterpenoid acid C 29 H 47 COOH derived from beta-amyrin and occurring free or in the form of saponins or other glycosides (as in olive leaves, clove buds, sugar beets)

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