vegetable oil

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vegetable oil

any of a group of oils that are esters of fatty acids and glycerol and are obtained from plants

vegetable oil [′vej·tə·bəl ‚ȯil]

(materials)

An edible, mixed glyceride oil derived from plants (fruit, leaves, and seeds), including cottonseed, linseed, tung, and peanut; used in food oils, shortenings, soaps, and medicine, and as a paint drying oil.

vegetable oil

An oil extracted from vegetable matter; esp. castor, linseed, safflower, soya, and tung oil; used in paints and plastics.

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