vegetable oil

Any of various oils obtained from plants and used in food products and industrially.

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vegetable oil

(Elements & Compounds) any of a group of oils that are esters of fatty acids and glycerol and are obtained from plants

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veg′etable oil`

any of various liquid oils derived from the fruit or seeds of plants.

[1895–1900]

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Noun

vegetable oil - any of a group of liquid edible fats that are obtained from plants

oil

edible fat - oily or greasy matter making up the bulk of fatty tissue in animals and in seeds and other plant tissue

margarine, marge, oleo, oleomargarine, margarin - a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter

cooking oil - any of numerous vegetable oils used in cooking

sweet oil - mild vegetable oil when used as food; especially olive or edible rape oil

canola, canola oil - vegetable oil made from rapeseed; it is high in monounsaturated fatty acids

coconut oil, copra oil - oil from coconuts

corn oil - oil from the germs of corn grains

cottonseed oil - edible oil pressed from cottonseeds

olive oil - oil from olives

palm oil - oil from nuts of oil palms especially the African oil palm

groundnut oil, peanut oil - an oil from peanuts; used in cooking and making soap

salad oil - any of several edible vegetable oils that can be used in salad dressings

safflower oil - oil from seeds of the safflower plant

sesame oil - oil obtained from sesame seeds

soyabean oil, soybean oil - oil from soya beans

sunflower oil, sunflower-seed oil - oil from sunflower seeds

walnut oil - oil from walnuts

madia oil - used as a substitute for olive oil

drying oil - an oil that hardens in air due to oxidation and is often used as a paint or varnish base

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rastlinsko olje

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