vegetable oil

American  

noun

• vegetable oils
  plural

1. any of a large group of oils that are esters of fatty acids and glycerol, obtained from the leaves, fruit, or seeds of plants.

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vegetable oil British  

noun

1. any of a group of oils that are esters of fatty acids and glycerol and are obtained from plants

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• vegetable oils
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of vegetable oil

First recorded in 1895–1900

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Example Sentences

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vegetable oil

Ukraine, which is a major exporter of corn, wheat, colza, sunflower seeds and vegetable oil, submitted its EU membership bid days after Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

The harvest of barley, oats and rapeseed, which are used in beer, breakfast cereals and vegetable oil, is estimated to drop to just 19.5 million tonnes, the worst since records began in 1984.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

And Phillips 66’s refinery in Rodeo, Calif., also makes renewable diesel from vegetable oil.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026

Giada called for one 18.25-ounce box of chocolate cake mix, which was blended with raspberry puree, vegetable oil, eggs and a dash of water in a large bowl.

From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026

I checked to make sure we had everything—the vegetable oil, the brown sugar.

From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds

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