oleanolic acid

noun

ole·​a·​no·​lic acid

¦ōlēə¦nōlik-

: a crystalline triterpenoid acid C₂₉H₄₇COOH derived from beta-amyrin and occurring free or in the form of saponins or other glycosides (as in olive leaves, clove buds, sugar beets)

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary olea- (from Latin olea olive tree, olive) + connective -n- + -olic

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