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peanut oil

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peanut oil [′pē·nət ‚ȯil]
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A yellow to greenish-yellow fatty oil obtained from peanuts; soluble in ether, chloroform, benzine, and carbon disulfide; main components are glycerides of oleic and linoleic acids; used as an edible substitute for olive oil, and in soaps and medicine. Also known as arachis oil; earth-nut oil; katchung oil.
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A clinical trial at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge has developed his tolerance, remarkably by giving him small doses of peanuts, or peanut oil, every day.
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A Canadian man has been charged with assault using peanut oil he allegedly smeared on a car door handle to make his allergic former fiancee ill, police said Friday.
Man charged in nutty attack by AFP / AFP Global Edition
A Canadian man has been charged with assault using peanut oil he allegedly smeared on a car door handle to make his allergic former fiancee ill, police said Friday.
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