corn oil

American  

noun

corn oils plural

1. a pale-yellow, water-insoluble liquid oil obtained by expressing the germs of corn kernels, used in the preparation of foodstuffs, lubricants, soaps, and hair dressings.

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corn oil British  

noun

1. an oil prepared from maize, used in cooking and in making soaps, lubricants, etc

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• corn oils
  plural

Example Sentences

"Corn oil is 57 percent omega-6 and 29 percent omega-3 fatty acids, with saturated and omega-9 fats making up the rest."

From Fox News • Mar. 19, 2022

Corn oil can be used as a cooking or salad oil.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

B. cold 660 or Corn oil 800 Rosin 200 Potash lye, 27 degs.

From Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. by Thomssen, E. G.

Corn oil 130 Caustic potash lye, 26° B. 135 Sugar 72 Borax 2 Water 267 III. lbs.

From Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. by Thomssen, E. G.

A heavy soap with a smaller percentage of fat may be made as follows: Corn oil 1,000 parts Potash lye, 24-1/2 degs.

From Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. by Thomssen, E. G.