vegetable oil

noun

: an oil of plant origin
especially : a fatty oil from seeds or fruits

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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 

Word History

First Known Use

1765, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of vegetable oil was in 1765

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“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

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