Oleo
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Oleo is a term for oil
Oil
An oil is any substance that is liquid at ambient temperatures and does not mix with water but may mix with other oils and organic solvents. This general definition includes vegetable oils, volatile essential oils, petrochemical oils, and synthetic oils....

s. It is commonly used to refer to a variety of things:
  • Margarine
    Margarine
    Margarine , as a generic term, can indicate any of a wide range of butter substitutes, typically composed of vegetable oils. In many parts of the world, the market share of margarine and spreads has overtaken that of butter...

  • Oleic acid
    Oleic acid
    Oleic acid is a monounsaturated omega-9 fatty acid found in various animal and vegetable fats. It has the formula CH37CH=CH7COOH. It is an odorless, colourless oil, although commercial samples may be yellowish. The trans isomer of oleic acid is called elaidic acid...

  • Oleo (shock absorber), A type of shock absorbers on airplane landing gear
  • Oleo (song)
    Oleo (song)
    "Oleo" is a bebop composition by Sonny Rollins, written in 1954. It is one of the most popular pieces to feature rhythm changes. The performer is expected to improvise the B section, as only the A section is transcribed....

    , a bebop composition by Sonny Rollins
  • Óleo
    Óleo
    Óleo is a municipality/county in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2004 was 3,093, and the area is 198.49 km². The elevation is 682 m....

    , a city in the São Paulo state in Brazil
  • GNU Oleo
    GNU Oleo
    GNU Oleo is a lightweight free software spreadsheet originally designed as a text-based spreadsheet using the curses library. The last development version of Oleo, 1.99.16, was released in 2001....

    , a spreadsheet program
  • Oleo (album)
    Oleo (album)
    Oleo is an album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances recorded in 1962 and released on the Japanese Blue Note label...

    , a 1962 album by jazz guitarist Grant Green
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