OLEUM


Meaning of OLEUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈō-lē-əm ]

noun

Etymology: Latin, olive oil — more at oil

Date: circa 1823

1. plural olea -lē-ə : oil

2. plural oleums : a heavy oily strongly corrosive solution of sulfur trioxide in anhydrous sulfuric acid

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