See Also: Olestra(dictionary)

sennachie (iou) and Olestra (iou)


sennachie (iou)



sennachie noun. , shanachie & Other vars. LME.
[Gaelic seanachaidh (= Old Irish senchaid), from sean old (Old Irish sen).]
In Ireland and the Scottish Highlands: a professional recorder and reciter of family or traditional history and Genealogy, attached to the household of a clan chieftain or person of noble rank. Now, a teller of traditional Gaelic heroic tales.

Olestra (iou)



Olestra noun. L20.
[Invented word, based on letters of POLYESTER.]
(Proprietary name for) a synthetic sucrose polyester used as a calorie-free substitute for fat in various foods because of its ability to pass through the body without being absorbed.