oleum noun. ['ǝʊlɪǝm] Pl. oleums, olea ['ǝʊlɪǝ]. E20.
[Latin = oil.]
Fuming sulphuric acid, an oily corrosive liquid produced by dissolving sulphur trioxide in concentrated sulphuric acid and used in sulphonation and nitration.

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