palm oil

American  

noun

palm oils plural

1. a yellow butterlike oil derived from the fruit of the oil palm and used as an edible fat and for making soap, candles, etc.

2. oil obtained from various species of palm.

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palm oil British  

noun

1. a yellow butter-like oil obtained from the fruit of the oil palm, used as an edible fat and in soap

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• palm oils
  plural

Etymology

Origin of palm oil

First recorded in 1620–30

Example Sentences

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palm oil

Find insight on gold and silver prices, palm oil, Air Liquide and more in the latest Market Talks covering Basic Materials.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

Find insight on Lundin Mining, palm oil, London’s miners and more in the latest Market Talks covering basic materials.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

Find insight on Nippon Paint Holdings, AkzoNobel, palm oil and more in the latest Market Talks covering basic materials.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

Vegetable oil prices rose 3.8% compared to May amid concern around the supply outlook for palm oil in Indonesia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026

And true to the palm oil that flowed in her veins, she never had a visitor to whom she did not offer food before one word of conversation—business or social—began.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison