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Meaning of "oleaginous" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD OLEAGINOUS

From Latin oleāginus, from oleaolive.
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PRONUNCIATION OF OLEAGINOUS

oleaginous  [ˌəʊlɪˈædʒɪnəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OLEAGINOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Oleaginous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES OLEAGINOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of oleaginous in the English dictionary

The definition of oleaginous in the dictionary is resembling or having the properties of oil. Other definition of oleaginous is containing or producing oil.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OLEAGINOUS


androgynous
ænˈdrɒdʒɪnəs
cartilaginous
ˌkɑːtɪˈlædʒɪnəs
decagynous
dekˈædʒɪnəs
dodecagynous
ˌdəʊdeˈkædʒɪnəs
endogenous
ɛnˈdɒdʒɪnəs
exogenous
ɛkˈsɒdʒɪnəs
farraginous
fəˈrædʒɪnəs
heptagynous
hepˈtædʒɪnəs
hexagynous
hɛksˈædʒɪnəs
homogenous
həˈmɒdʒɪnəs
indigenous
ɪnˈdɪdʒɪnəs
mucilaginous
ˌmjuːsɪˈlædʒɪnəs
pentagynous
pɛnˈtædʒɪnəs
plumbaginous
plʌmˈbædʒɪnəs
subcartilaginous
sʌbˌkɑːtɪˈlædʒɪnəs
tetragynous
tɛˈtrædʒɪnəs
ustilaginous
ˌʌstɪˈlædʒɪnəs
vertiginous
vɜːˈtɪdʒɪnəs
viraginous
vɪˈrædʒɪnəs
voraginous
vəˈrædʒɪnəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OLEAGINOUS

olea
oleaceous
oleaginously
oleaginousness
oleander
oleandomycin
olearia
oleaster
oleate
olecranal
olecranon
OLED
olefiant
olefin
olefine
olefinic
oleic
oleic acid
oleiferous
olein

WORDS THAT END LIKE OLEAGINOUS

aluminous
bituminous
conterminous
coterminous
gelatinous
glutinous
heinous
luminous
mountainous
mucinous
mutinous
nous
numinous
ominous
pulchritudinous
resinous
ruinous
spinous
tendinous
villainous
voluminous

Synonyms and antonyms of oleaginous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «OLEAGINOUS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «oleaginous» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of oleaginous

Translation of «oleaginous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OLEAGINOUS

Find out the translation of oleaginous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of oleaginous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «oleaginous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

油脂
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

oleaginosa
570 millions of speakers

English

oleaginous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चिकना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الزيتية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

маслянистая
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

oleaginosa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তেলা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

oléagineux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Oleaginous
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Öl-
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

油性の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

유성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Oleaginous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

có dầu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

oleaginous
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ओलेगिनस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yağlı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

oleoso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

oleistych
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

масляниста
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

oleaginoase
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ελαιώδεις
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vettig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

oljehaltiga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

oljeholdige
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of oleaginous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OLEAGINOUS»

The term «oleaginous» is regularly used and occupies the 81.349 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OLEAGINOUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «oleaginous» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «oleaginous» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about oleaginous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OLEAGINOUS»

Discover the use of oleaginous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to oleaginous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Oleaginous Plants; their growth and effect on the ...
Introduction _Flanders system in regard to the Cultivation of Oleaginous Plants The Working Plan in reducing the Oleaginous Seeds to a marketable Commodity, as practised in Flanders How the refuse of all Oleaginous Seeds is used in ...
J. de COCK-KENIFECK, 1852
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Remington: The Science and Practice of Pharmacy
Although ointment bases may be grouped in several ways, it is generally agreed that they can be classified best according to composition. Hence, the following four classes are recognized here: oleaginous, emulsifiable, emulsion bases, and  ...
David B. Troy, Paul Beringer, 2006
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Pharmacology: Principles and Practice
The body is more foregoing to an aqueous vehicle and permits faster absorption than an oleaginous vehicle. A depot or repository (long acting) effect may be obtained either from a suspension or oleaginous solution since it will act as a ...
Miles Hacker, William S. Messer II, Kenneth A. Bachmann, 2009
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Encyclopedia of Chemical Processing and Design: Volume 12 - ...
The spreading or floating bath oil is usually an anhydrous system which is oleaginous. The hydrophobic system, being of lighter density than water, will float to the surface of the bath water. The spreading action is facilitated through the ...
John J. McKetta Jr, 1981
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The Acid-Alkaline Diet for Optimum Health: Restore Your ...
OLEAGINOUS FRUITS As the name suggests, oleaginous fruits are rich in oil. Half their weight, in fact, consists of oil. Many people consider them to be incidental rather than staple foods and only eat them occasionally when they are part of a ...
Christopher Vasey, 2006
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Advances in Applied Microbiology
This review considers the potential of oleaginous microorganisms in producing microbial lipids with an emphasis on functionally superior products such as specialty fats and oils, and important metabolites that have not yet been extensively ...
‎1997
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Genetics and Biotechnology
Oleaginous. Fungi. The quantity and composition of lipid produced by fungi, while basically determined by the genetic constitution of individual species, are strongly influenced by substrate composition as well as physicoenvironmental factors.
Karl Esser, Ulrich Kück, 2004
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Enhancement in Drug Delivery
Differences in the effects of CyDs on the rectal absorption of drugs were reported in clinical studies using oleaginous suppositories containing diazepam, ibuprofen, or prednisolone [24]. When diazepam was complexed with g-CyD, the drug ...
Elka Touitou, Brian W. Barry, 2006
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Drug Delivery Systems, Third Edition
Physical methods include: the selection of the proper vehicle, thereby giving prolonged release (use of oleaginous solutions instead of aqueous solutions); the addition of macromolecules that increase viscosity (CMC, NaCMC, PVP, ...
Vasant V. Ranade, John B. Cannon, 2011
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Mādhavanidāna (extraits). Traduction anglaise
27, 219 : buffalo's milk is heavier and colder than cow's milk and is not defective with regard to oleaginous constituents; 8u.Su. 45, 55cd-56ab : it is sweet, colder and more oleaginous than cow's milk, and heavy; A.h.Su. 5, 23cd — A.s.Su.
‎1974

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OLEAGINOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term oleaginous is used in the context of the following news items.
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Aubrey Morris: Actor with a quirky, disquieting demeanour who was …
... the stage this quirky, disquieting figure drifted away from the theatre in the mid-1960s to triumphantly bring menace, wit, oleaginous charm, ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
2
Visit Cuba – it's the perfect holiday destination for poverty fetishists
I agree, there are plenty of countries around the world for the discerning oleaginous s e x tourist, Batista's Cuba was hardly tea with Mary ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Whatever happened to the summer doldrums?
I covered one of those hearings at Miami Dade College where a panel of lawmakers was positively oleaginous. They showed citizens who ... «Miami Herald, Jul 15»
4
Coloring books indulged our creativity, imagination
... the name came from Edwin Binney's wife Alice and was taken from “craie,” which is a French word for chalk, and “ola,” from oleaginous. «The Philadelphia Tribune, Jul 15»
5
Anne McElvoy: Greek crisis is proving to be a big stain on Merkel's …
A former aide tells me a classic tale of her sang-froid, when an oleaginous head of state came to call and remarked that she was more beautiful ... «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
6
Rihanna Is No Pam Grier
Coffy's duplicitous black boyfriend, the would-be Congressman Howard Brunswick (a virilely oleaginous Booker Bradshaw), reveals his ... «The New Republic, Jul 15»
7
How do we get conservative politicians to vote for climate action …
We also don't know if Scott would have lost to a better candidate than the oleaginous, unpopular, party-switching former Gov. Charlie Crist. «Grist, Jul 15»
8
Can This Beauty Queen Eat 69 Hot Dogs?
... hands now dripping with oleaginous, police siren-red, glucose-laden goop—I began to get a queasy sensation. And not just in my stomach. «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
9
Strewth: Query time - hats off to Tony Abbott
Suggesting Q&A has “morphed into a freak show with (Tony) Jones presiding like an oleaginous Humpty Dumpty”, Akerman then goes up a ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
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Piers Akerman: This Q of fools can kiss my A
... it would seem that the program has morphed into a freak show with Jones presiding like an oleaginous Humpty Dumpty, rudely interrupting ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jul 15»

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