oleo oil
noun
a product obtained from beef fat and consisting chiefly of a mixture of olein and palmitin, used for making butterlike foods.
Origin of oleo oil
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
Words nearby oleo oil
oleiferous,
olein,
olekma,
olenek,
oleo,
oleo oil,
oleo strut,
oleo-,
oleograph,
oleomargarine,
oleophilic
British Dictionary definitions for oleo oil
oleo oil
/ (ˈəʊlɪəʊ) /
noun
an oil extracted from beef fat, consisting mainly of a mixture of olein and palmitin. It is used in the manufacture of margarine