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kleptomania (iou) and oleyl alcohol (medicine)


kleptomania (iou)



kleptomania noun. M19.
[from Greek klepto- combining form of kleptes thief, rel. to kleptein steal + -MANIA.]
The compulsive urge to steal, usu. without regard for need or profit.
kleptomaniac noun & adjective (a) noun a person affected with kleptomania; (b) adjective affected with kleptomania, characteristic of a kleptomaniac: M19.

oleyl alcohol (medicine)


oleyl alcohol


A mixture of aliphatic alcohols consisting chiefly of CH3(CH2)7CH==CH(CH2)7CH2OH; used as an emulsifying aid and in the preparation of cold cream; found in fish oils.