coconut oil

American  

noun

• coconut oils
  plural

1. a white, semisolid fat or nearly colorless fatty oil extracted from coconuts, used chiefly in foods and in the manufacture of soaps, cosmetics, and candles.

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coconut oil British  

noun

1. the fatty oil obtained from the meat of the coconut and used for making soap, cosmetics, etc

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• coconut oils
  plural

Etymology

Origin of coconut oil

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

coconut oil

Some mixture of orange peel, coconut oil and vanilla to create the sweet smell?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026

"We've known since our 2015 study that soybean oil is more obesogenic than coconut oil," said Frances Sladek, a UCR professor of cell biology.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 30, 2025

That included car parts, electric machinery, textiles and coconut oil.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2025

This is husband territory; he makes it on the stovetop with kernels and coconut oil.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2025

She smells like coconut oil and she feels strong, exactly like she was during initiation into Dauntless, when she hung over the chasm by her fingertips.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth