cottonseed
Americannoun
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cottonseeds,
plural
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cottonseed
plural
noun
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Origin of cottonseed
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Processed foods often contain palm, palm kernel and cottonseed oils.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 21, 2022
"It's called 'vegetable' so that the manufacturers can substitute whatever commodity oil they want — soy, corn, cottonseed, canola — without having to print a new label," Howard explains.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2021
They were made of dark-brown cottonseed hulls, oiled down or they’d blow away, requiring raking before putting.
From Golf Digest ● Mar. 8, 2019
Its low production costs make it cheaper than frying oils such as cottonseed or sunflower.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 19, 2019
Ten per cent oil of tar in Beaumont oil or in cottonseed oil was found to be safe and efficacious by Graybill.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Charles B. Michener
The seeds were planted as the cottonseeds were, and the same kind care supplied sun and rain and earth for them.
From The Seven Little Sisters Who Live on the Round Ball That Floats in the Air by Jane Andrews
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