vegetable oil
nounDefinition of vegetable oil
: an oil of plant origin
especially
: a fatty oil from seeds or fruits
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Wright said the victim works at a Red Lobster, which means his clothing — despite being freshly laundered — probably still had vegetable oil residue on them, which could have contributed to an ignition. — Elliot Hughes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "A man's freshly dried laundry may have started his apartment on fire, West Allis Fire Department says," 23 July 2019 Palm oil, a vegetable oil derived from the fruit of the African oil palm tree, winds up in a lot of U.S. foods: cookies, crackers, chocolate, cereals, breakfast bars, cake mixes, doughnuts, potato chips and margarine. — Peter Whoriskey, Washington Post, "Mars, Nestle and others were supplied by a Malaysian company using forced labor. Such imports should stop, groups say.," 15 Aug. 2019 One of the other vetoed bills would have changed a statute regarding the theft of waste vegetable oil used in restaurants. — Keith M. Phaneuf, courant.com, "Speaker: House will vote to override Lamont veto — even without Senate support," 19 July 2019 Moreover, the demand for vegetable oil will only grow, and palm oil is the most efficient way to produce it, Turner says. — Dyna Rochmyaningsih, Science | AAAS, "Courting controversy, scientists team with industry to tackle one of the world’s most destructive crops," 11 July 2019 It can be made by combining soybean, canola, grape seed, safflower or vegetable oil blended with olive oil. — Claire Perez, sun-sentinel.com, "Claire’s tip of the week: How to use different cooking oils," 5 July 2019 Products can be labeled as imitation butter, imitation margarine or vegetable oil spread — but not the real thing, according to the memo. — Deena Shanker, latimes.com, "Big Dairy wants you to know vegan butter isn’t actually butter," 20 June 2019 Fry the chicken: Fill a large skillet with ¾ inch vegetable oil and heat to 350 degrees. — Kathleen Squires, WSJ, "How to Host a Dinner Like a Pro," 14 Feb. 2019 The land needed to meet this demand will depend on factors like how much farming methods manage to improve and how much of the demand is met by growth in other vegetable oils. — Cathleen O'grady, Ars Technica, "African palm oil expansion is bad news for the continent’s primates," 17 Aug. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'vegetable oil.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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