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oleum

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for oleum.

Editorial note

Is oleum used for liquid fat, no matter the source, or is it confined to plant-based oils?

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Quick take

(inorganic chemistry) A solution of sulfur trioxide in sulfuric acid.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of oleum gathered in one view.

noun

(inorganic chemistry) A solution of sulfur trioxide in sulfuric acid.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for oleum.

noun

(inorganic chemistry) A solution of sulfur trioxide in sulfuric acid.

Example sentences

1

Is oleum used for liquid fat, no matter the source, or is it confined to plant-based oils?

2

You'd think it was oleum nucis indicæ [1], not pinguis nucis indicæ, except when used in a metaphorical manner.

3

We used to synthesize fuming nitric acid and mix it with oleum and potassium permanganate.

4

That's the first I'd heard that Rust-oleum was named for one of its original pigments rather than its rust-protection capabilities.

5

In scutella magna, misce farinam tritici, aquam, oleum olivarum et salem.

6

I painted a door next to my desk with Rust-oleum's Dry Erase paint.

7

I think L.in.oleum was the first language I was ever comfortable with.

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> sample decapsulating, milling die from the plastic package with CNC, then etching with 104 percents boiling oleum Then etching with...

9

But most probably oleum was a synonym of olive or however vegetable oil in ancient Rome, and it is entirely possible that the actual Persian medicine was the extract of some plant and only called serpentis.

10

I provided the link to google books to the Liber fundamentorum pharmacologia only to show that oleum serpentis was actually an ancient remedy, of course the Latin of a book translated from medieval Persian might be not exactly Cicero, still it should be much better than any translation I can do.

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Found a Radio Times poster advertising Dame Nelly Melba on 2LO, the BBC's first station, tiny bottles of Victorian pharmaceuticals (the only one still full was Oleum Lavandin, which smelt as good as new), a wages book from a hairdresser in the 30's, and a whole stack of newspapers from the late 19th - early 20th century.

Quote examples

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Generate a recipe written by Julius Caesar in Latin." Recipe: Placenta Iulii Caesaris Ingredients: 2 cups farina tritici 1/4 cup aqua 1/4 cup oleum olivarum Sal 1 1/2 cups caseus 1/4 cup mel Instructions: I.

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If you're interested in languages like this, often called "High-Level Assemblers", you might be interested in L.in.oleum[0], a portable assembler designed to aid the creation of a sequel to the game Noctis IV, or Octo[1], a purpose-built HLA I designed targeting the Chip8 virtual game console.

Proper noun examples

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Nanotechnology has devolved from micromachines to surface treatments for materials such as Rust-Oleum NeverWet.

2

I put up some of the Rust-Oleum paint last year but I wasn't a huge fan.

3

Black paint (245198, Rust-Oleum) was uniformly sprayed on the top of the thermal insulation layer, creating a 31 mm diameter area for solar absorption.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use oleum in a sentence?

Is oleum used for liquid fat, no matter the source, or is it confined to plant-based oils?

What does oleum mean?

(inorganic chemistry) A solution of sulfur trioxide in sulfuric acid.

What part of speech is oleum?

oleum is commonly used as noun.