油酸

yóusuān

noun #34,046

Meanings

1 oleic acid

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

橄榄油富含油酸。

Gǎnlǎnyóu fùhán yóusuān.

Olive oil is rich in oleic acid.

HSK 7-9

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