OLESTRA


Meaning of OLESTRA in English

[ ɒ'lɛstrə ]

■ noun trademark a synthetic calorie-free substitute for fat in foods, able to pass through the body without being absorbed.

Origin

1980s: from (p)ol(y)est(e)r + the suffix -a .

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