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oleum

[ oh-lee-uhm ]

noun

plural olea oleums
  1. Pharmacology. oil.
  2. Chemistry. pyrosulfuric acid.


oleum

/ ˈəʊɪə /

noun

  1. another name for fuming sulphuric acid
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of oleum1

1900–05; < Latin: oil
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of oleum1

from Latin: oil, referring to its oily consistency
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Example Sentences

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News agencies report the chemical released is called Oleum, which is a strong sulfuric acid.

From

Non appropinquavit oleum corpusculo ejus.

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Nonnulli Reverendissimi Galliarum Antistites serio perpendentes in multis suarum Dioeceseum Ecclesiis difficile admodum et nonnisi magnis sumptibus comparari posse oleum olivarum ad nutriendam diu noctuque saltem unam lampadam ante Sanctissimum Eucharistiae Sacramentum, ab Apostolica Sede declarari petierunt utrum in casu, attentis difficultatibus et Ecclesiarum paupertate, oleo, olivarum substitue possint alea olea quae ex vegetalibus habentur, ipso non excluso petroleo.

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The volatile oil—oleum cubebae—is also official, and is the form in which this drug is most commonly used, the dose being 5 to 20 minims, which may be suspended in mucilage or given after meals in a cachet.

From

His peractis cadaveri superinfundunt lampadis oleum, aut e thuribulo cinerem.

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