peanut oil

American  

[pee-nuht oil, -nuht] / ˈpiˌnʌt ˌɔɪl, -nət /

noun

• peanut oils
  plural

1. a yellow to greenish oil expressed or extracted from peanuts, used in cooking, as a vehicle for medicines, and in the manufacture of soap.

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peanut oil British  

noun

1. oil that is made from peanut seeds and used for cooking, in soaps, and in pharmaceutical products

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• peanut oils
  plural

Etymology

Origin of peanut oil

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

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peanut oil

The original storefront, on Taiwan’s Xinyi Road, sold peanut oil in bottles until vegetable oils in tin containers overtook the market in the 1970s.

From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 2023

Fry in peanut oil that is 350 °F for about 2 minutes only.

From Fox News ● Mar. 1, 2022

Those with allergies are generally safe to consume foods made with refined peanut oil, which loses much of its allergen content in the refining process, but should avoid cold-pressed peanut oil.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2021

The final flourish: A small amount of peanut oil is heated in a pan until it is smoking hot.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 22, 2021

There were farmers growing peanuts, hauling peanuts, making peanut oil, peanut butter, even peanut soap.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride