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

In January 2020, the National Trust issued a warning when a dog died after eating palm oil on Formby beach in Sefton.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Dog owners have been put on alert after suspected palm oil washed up on a Merseyside beach.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Easing geopolitical risks reduces the risk premium in crude oil, a key driver of palm oil prices, as biofuel demand tends to weaken when energy prices decline.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Find insight on palm oil, Petronas Chemicals, gold and more in the latest Market Talks covering basic materials.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

They speak of small things: the intoxication of kola nut, or how no food hath tasted right for these twenty years without palm oil.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson