Definitions for olestraoʊˈlɛs trə
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
o•les•traoʊˈlɛs trə(n.)
Category: Cooking
a synthetic oil used as a substitute for dietary fat: not digested or absorbed by the human body.
Origin of olestra:
1990–95; ol- (< L oleum oil) +-estra, alter. of (poly)ester
Wiktionary
olestra(Noun)
A fat substitute (a glyceride of sucrose) that cannot be easily digested and therefore adds no fat, calories, or cholesterol to food products; also used as an industrial lubricant.
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