vegetable oil

noun

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

Examples of vegetable oil in a Sentence

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Chocolate Chip Banana Bread With Peanut Crumble The combination of overripe banana and vegetable oil in this recipe for chocolate chip banana bread, adapted from baker Valerie Gordon, give it its just-right tenderness. Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2025 Evidence suggests that ghee produces less acrylamide than vegetable oils when heated. Allison Herries, Verywell Health, 2 Apr. 2025 Half-fill a wok or deep-fryer with vegetable oil and heat to 350 degrees. Gretchen McKay, Boston Herald, 2 Apr. 2025 Brominated vegetable oil, added to citrus drinks like Mountain Dew. Potassium bromate, which can strengthen bread dough. rBST, a hormone to increase milk production in cows. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025 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 19 Apr. 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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