vegetable oil
noun
any of a large group of oils that are esters of fatty acids and glycerol, obtained from the leaves, fruit, or seeds of plants.
vegetable oils
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pluralof vegetable oil.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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Key Brazilian exports to India include sugar, crude oil, vegetable oils, cotton and iron ore.
From Barron's ● Feb. 21, 2026
What cut the risk significantly: Switching from meat, butter and dairy to beans, whole grains, vegetable oils and vegetables, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2025
But Professor Forouhi says that type of cooking in the home is not very common and that long-term health studies still show that vegetable oils "without exception are related with better outcomes for chronic diseases."
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2025
Seed oils, aka vegetable oils, are a big category and include things like canola oil and soybean oil.
From Slate ● Jan. 7, 2025
When vegetable oils do not prove satisfactory, mineral oils may be substituted.
From Dietetics for Nurses by Fairfax T. Proudfit
