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Webster 1913 Edition
Olivil
Olˊi-vil
,Noun.
[Cf. F.
olivile
.] (Chem.)
A white crystalline substance, obtained from an exudation from the olive, and having a bitter-sweet taste and acid proporties.
[Written also
olivile
.] Gregory.
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olivil
olivil
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- olivile
Noun
olivil (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry) A white crystalline substance, obtained from an exudation from the olive, and having a bittersweet taste and acid properties.
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