油酸

yóusuān

noun #34,046

Meanings

1 oleic acid

Characters

Examples

橄榄油富含油酸。

Gǎnlǎnyóu fùhán yóusuān.

Olive oil is rich in oleic acid.

油酸是一种不饱和脂肪酸。

Yóusuān shì yī zhǒng bù bǎohé zhīfángsuān.

Oleic acid is an unsaturated fatty acid.

Tips

memory

油 'oil' + 酸 'acid' — the name literally tracks the English. Oleic acid is named from 'oleum' (Latin for oil); Chinese built the same metaphor natively.

Stroke Order

油 yóu

酸 suān