Definitions

1. noun

A salt of oleic acid, used as a soap and in the manufacture of cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.

“The chemist used oleate to create a new soap formula.”

2. verb

To coat or impregnate with oleic acid or its salts.

“The farmer oleated the crops to protect them from pests.”

3. verb

To treat or process with oleic acid or its salts.

“The company oleated the metal to make it corrosion-resistant.”