- extra-virgin
- adjective Date: 1980 being a virgin olive oil that is lowest in acidity and highest in quality
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
extra-virgin
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extra virgin — or extra virgin adjective (of olive oil) of the best quality, extracted by pressing, not by chemical processes • • • Main Entry: ↑extra * * * extra virgin UK US adjective extra virgin olive oil is the highest quality of oil, produced by pressing… … Useful english dictionary
extra virgin — adjective extra virgin OLIVE OIL is the highest quality of oil, produced by pressing the whole fruit: extra virgin olive oil … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
extra virgin — adj extra virgin ↑olive oil comes from ↑olives that are pressed for the first time, and is considered to be the best quality olive oil … Dictionary of contemporary English
extra-virgin — [eks′trəvʉr′jən] adj. designating VIRGIN (adj. 8a) olive oil with the least acid and the best flavor, aroma, color, etc … English World dictionary
extra virgin — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ denoting a particularly fine grade of olive oil made from the first pressing of the olives … English terms dictionary
Extra Virgin — Infobox Album | Background =orange Name =Extra Virgin Type =Album Artist =Olive Released =1996 Recorded =1994 January 1996 Genre =Trip hop Length = Label =RCA Producer =Robin Taylor Firth Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5… … Wikipedia
extra virgin — UK / US adjective extra virgin olive oil is the highest quality of oil, produced by pressing the whole fruit extra virgin olive oil … English dictionary
extra virgin olive oil — ypač grynas alyvuogių aliejus statusas Aprobuotas sritis augaliniai riebalai apibrėžtis Grynas alyvuogių aliejus, kuriame laisvųjų riebalų rūgščių kiekis, išreikštas oleino rūgštimi, yra ne didesnis kaip 0,8 g/100 g, o kitos savybės atitinka… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
extra virgin — 1. adjective Of a fine grade of virgin olive oil. 2. noun An olive oil of this grade … Wiktionary
extra-virgin — /ek streuh verr jin/, adj. (of olive oil) made from the first pressing of highest quality olives. * * * … Universalium
