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cottonseed oil

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cottonseed oil
n.
The usually pale yellow oil obtained from cottonseed, used in manufacturing, industry, and cooking.

cottonseed oil
n
(Cookery) a yellowish or dark red oil with a nutlike smell, extracted or expelled from cottonseed, used in cooking and in the manufacture of paints, soaps, etc.
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Noun1.cottonseed oil - edible oil pressed from cottonseeds
vegetable oil, oil - any of a group of liquid edible fats that are obtained from plants
cottonseed - seed of cotton plants; source of cottonseed oil
Translations
cottonseed oil [ˈkɒtnsiːdˌɔɪl] Naceite m de algodón


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