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 only ones I tend to avoid are neutral vegetable oil, which can make the whole thing feel a little filmy, and coconut oil, unless that is a flavor you specifically want to chase.

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026

However, prices may be limited amid ample vegetable oil stockpiles in major importing countries and weaker biodiesel demand economics, with gasoil prices falling below palm oil prices in the futures market, it adds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

And this one had found a way of making chocolate out of sugar, chemicals, brown coloring and vegetable oil.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

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