palm oil

noun

: an edible fat obtained from the flesh of the fruit of several palms and used especially in soap and lubricating greases

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By December 2025, all big companies dealing with commodities such as beef, cocoa, and palm oil must declare that their products sold in Europe are deforestation-free. Simi Thambi​, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025 Williams said this project aimed to divert manufacturing processing away from our current reliance on palm oil in order to protect endangered species. Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024 Chocolate could become more ethical and environmentally friendly in 2026 now that scientists in the United Kingdom have developed a potential alternative to palm oil. Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024 Adani Wilmar, which made its market debut in India in 2022, is among the more than 10 joint venture companies owned and managed by Wilmar International, the palm oil giant established by Robert Kuok and his nephew Kuok Khoon Hong in 1991, around the world. Jonathan Burgos, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for palm oil 

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First Known Use

1625, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of palm oil was in 1625

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“Palm oil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/palm%20oil. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.

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