-
- To save this word, you'll need to log in.
Examples of vegetable oil in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Include plant foods in your diet, such as fruits, vegetables, grains, nuts, seeds, beans, and vegetable oils.
—Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 2 Jan. 2025
This process involves adding hydrogen to unsaturated fats—which are liquid at room temperature, such as vegetable oil—to make trans-fat, which is shelf-stable and solid and room temperature.
—Hatty Willmoth, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Since then, nutrition scientists have recognized that not all fats should be treated the same, and that unsaturated fats found in nuts, seeds, fish and certain vegetable oils can lower disease risk.
—Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
The kit includes several of the chemicals needed (for example, citric acid, baking soda, vegetable oil, and red cabbage powder), so kids don’t have to raid the pantry to complete these experiments.
—Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 5 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for vegetable oil
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Word History
First Known Use
1765, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near vegetable oil
Cite this Entry
“Vegetable oil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vegetable%20oil. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
Kids Definition
vegetable oil
noun
: an oil obtained from plant parts and especially from seeds or fruits
Medical Definition
vegetable oil
noun
: an oil of plant origin
especially
: a fatty oil from seeds or fruits
More from Merriam-Webster on vegetable oil
Britannica English: Translation of vegetable oil for Arabic Speakers
Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about vegetable oil
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share