salad oil

noun

1. an oil used in salad dressing, especially olive oil or a vegetable oil, as from sesame, corn, or safflower.

Word History and Origins

Origin of salad oil¹

First recorded in 1550–60

Example Sentences

To maximize the life of your spices and herbs, store them the same way you should store your cooking and salad oils — in tightly sealed containers, away from light and heat.

From Seattle Times

If you don't have any avocado or grapeseed oil, reach for any neutral tasting salad oil.

From Salon

Do not use a salad oil, as it might become rancid.

From Washington Post

I’m wearing the same t-shirt on which my youngest wiped a perfect handprint of salad oil.

From Salon

“I’ve made explosives with salad oil, ground up rubber tires, toilet paper.”

From Time