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nut oil

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noun

  1. oil obtained from walnuts, hazelnuts, etc, used in paints and varnishes and in cooking

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Shea nut oil is a common ingredient in body care products, but is also used in chocolate and other products.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 11, 2024

Kukui nut oil was used for torches — kukui is known as the “tree of light.”

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 18, 2023

"I would add in a really nice roasted nut oil," Roszkowski says.

From Salon ● Nov. 10, 2021

She notes, “Some ingredients that are great for textured hair are palm nut oil, avocado oil, and almond oil.”

From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2020

Alkalis are known to heighten colours, "e gli fa lucidi;" now, linseed and nut oil alone, particularly the former, takes away the lucid character from paint.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 357, June, 1845 by Various

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