soybean oil

noun

plural soybean oils

: a pale yellow drying or semidrying oil that is obtained from soybeans and is used chiefly as a food, in paints, varnishes, linoleum, printing ink, and soap, and as a source of phospholipids, fatty acids, and sterols

Examples of soybean oil in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Per the dermatologist, this body wash gently cleanses while leaving skin soft and smooth with a combination of hydrating glycerin and moisture-replenishing soybean oil. —Lauren Dana Ellman, Allure, 15 Feb. 2025

Between 1909 and 1999, U.S. consumption of soybean oil increased 1,000 times. —Mary J. Scourboutakos, The Conversation, 7 Feb. 2025

Most commercially available types are predominately made of soybean oil, making the flavor mild and nearly tasteless. —Allison Herries, Verywell Health, 4 Feb. 2025

The product in question is their Black Sesame Crunchy Butter, which is a magical mixture of black sesame seeds, soybean oil, peanuts, cane sugar, and breadcrumbs (yes, breadcrumbs) that’s equally good spread on toast as it is drizzled over ice cream. —Alaina Chou, Bon Appétit, 13 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for soybean oil

• aerofoil
• cinquefoil
• hydrofoil
• quatrefoil
• airfoil
• benzoyl
• despoil
• embroil
• etoile
• gargoyle
• recoil
• subsoil

Medical Definition

soybean oil

noun

variants also soya-bean oil

: a pale yellow drying or semidrying oil that is obtained from soybeans and is used chiefly as a food, in paints, varnishes, linoleum, printing ink, and soap, and as a source of phospholipids, fatty acids, and sterols