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OLIVE OIL [2 records]

Record 1 2011-03-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fatty Substances (Food)
  • Oilseed Crops
DEF

An oil obtained by pressing tree-ripened olives ...

OBS

It has a distinctive fruity, olive flavor and is graded according to its degree of acidity; used as a cooking medium, flavoring and ingredient.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Corps gras (Ind. de l'aliment.)
  • Culture des plantes oléagineuses
OBS

L'amande du noyau d'olive (amendon) contient une huile de composition très voisine de celle de l'huile d'amande douce. Emplois: alimentation, savonnerie, pharmacie, cosmétologie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Substancias grasas (Industria alimentaria)
  • Cultivo de oleaginosas
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Record 2 2009-04-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cosmetology
  • Personal Esthetics
  • Pharmacology
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

Olea Europaea Oil is the fixed oil obtained from the ripe fruit of the olive tree, Olea europaea, Oleaceae. It consists primarily of the glycerides of the fatty acids linoleic, oleic and palmitic. Functions: emollient, solvent.

OBS

84012-27-1 has been replaced by Registry number: 8001-25-0.

Key term(s)
  • olive oil

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cosmétologie
  • Esthétique et soins corporels
  • Pharmacologie
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Huile fixe extraite des fruits mûrs de l'olivier, Olea europaea, Oléacées. Elle se compose essentiellement des glycérides d'acides linoléique, oléique et palmitique. Usages : émollient, solvant.

OBS

84012-27-1 : ancien numéro CAS.

Spanish

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