Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A bitter crystalline substance, C14H18O5+H2O, which occurs in the gum and other parts of the olive-tree. It is easily oxidized to vanillin. Also called
olivite . - noun A white, brilliant, starchy powder obtained from the gum of the olive-tree.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A white crystalline substance, obtained from an exudation from the olive, and having a bitter-sweet taste and acid proporties.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun organic chemistry A white crystalline substance, obtained from an
exudation from theolive , and having abittersweet taste andacid properties.
Etymologies
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Compare French olivile.
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