As nouns,
monounsaturated fatty acid is a hypernym of
oleic acid; that is,
monounsaturated fatty acid is a
word with a broader meaning than
oleic acid:
- oleic acid: a colorless oily liquid occurring as a glyceride; it is the major fatty acid in olive oil and canola oil; used in making soap and cosmetics and ointments and lubricating oils
- monounsaturated fatty acid: an unsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has one double or triple valence bond per molecule; found chiefly in olive oil and chicken and almonds