cottonseed
Americannoun
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Origin of cottonseed
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"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
Aside from a little lime and cottonseed meal, the garden needed no fertilizer other than the decaying mulch.
From Washington Post • Mar. 7, 2017
The following mixture, however, in addition to killing the ticks in the ears, will protect against reinfestation for about 30 days: Ordinary commercial pine tar, two parts; cottonseed oil, one part—in each case by volume.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
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