corn oil
noun
: a yellow fatty oil obtained from the germ of corn kernels and used chiefly as salad oil, in soft soap, and in margarine
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The low-linoleic acid group received a bottle comprised of 75% macadamia nut oil and 25% olive oil, whereas the high-linoleic acid group’s bottle was 75% corn oil and 25% olive oil.
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Kristen Rogers, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
Over a follow-up period of up to more than three decades, participants completed dietary questionnaires every four years that included information on their consumption of butter, safflower oil, soybean oil, corn oil, canola oil, and olive oil.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 10 Mar. 2025
The ethanol production segment includes the production, storage, and transportation of ethanol, distillers grains, Ultra-High Protein, and renewable corn oil.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 7 Feb. 2025
There’s corn oil, which is good for your potato chips but can also be used to make plastic.
—Katie Bernard, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
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Kristen Rogers, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
Over a follow-up period of up to more than three decades, participants completed dietary questionnaires every four years that included information on their consumption of butter, safflower oil, soybean oil, corn oil, canola oil, and olive oil.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 10 Mar. 2025
The ethanol production segment includes the production, storage, and transportation of ethanol, distillers grains, Ultra-High Protein, and renewable corn oil.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 7 Feb. 2025
There’s corn oil, which is good for your potato chips but can also be used to make plastic.
—Katie Bernard, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Corn oil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corn%20oil. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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