vegetable oil

noun

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

vegetable oil

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of vegetable oil¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

They have been described by resident Stan Tobin as doughy - "like someone had tried to bake bread and done a lousy job" - with an odour reminiscent of vegetable oil.

From BBC

Those DMUs run on renewable fuel made from recycled natural fats and vegetable oils.

From Los Angeles Times

As a result, most of the cooking oils we use today in the U.S. are vegetable oils.

From Salon

Biofuels are renewable, often made from vegetable oils, and Karen says it can cut emissions from this stage of the process by up to 90%.

From BBC

My tofu noodles arrived limp and drowning in vegetable oil.

From Salon

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