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  1.       
 Elaine (?), or Elain , n. [Gr.  olive oil, oil, from  the olive tree: cf. F. élaïne.] (Chem.) Same as Olein.

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Olein (ōlḗĭn), n. [L. oleum oil: cf. F. oléine.] (Physiol. Chem.) A fat, liquid at ordinary temperatures, but solidifying at temperatures below 0° C., found abundantly in both the animal and vegetable kingdoms (see Palmitin).  It dissolves solid fats, especially at 30-40° C.  Chemically, olein is a glyceride of oleic acid; and, as three molecules of the acid are united to one molecule of glycerol to form the fat, it is technically known as triolein.  It is also called elain.

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