peanut oil


noun

a yellow to greenish oil expressed or extracted from peanuts, used in cookery, as a vehicle for medicines, and in the manufacture of margarine and soap.
Also called arachis oil.

Origin of peanut oil

First recorded in 1880–85

British Dictionary definitions for peanut oil

peanut oil

noun

oil that is made from peanut seeds and used for cooking, in soaps, and in pharmaceutical products