vegetable oil

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noun

any of a large group of oils that are esters of fatty acids and glycerol, obtained from the leaves, fruit, or seeds of plants.

Origin of vegetable oil

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words nearby vegetable oil

vegetable, vegetable butter, vegetable cellar, vegetable ivory, vegetable marrow, vegetable oil, vegetable oyster, vegetable sheep, vegetable silk, vegetable sponge, vegetable tallow

Words related to vegetable oil

lubricant, oil, lard, tallow

British Dictionary definitions for vegetable oil

vegetable oil

noun

any of a group of oils that are esters of fatty acids and glycerol and are obtained from plants