- vegetable oil
- noun Date: 1765 an oil of plant origin; especially a fatty oil from seeds or fruits
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
vegetable oil
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vegetable oil — n. any of various liquid fats derived from the fruits or seeds of plants, used in food products, soaps, etc … English World dictionary
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Vegetable oil economy — is the potential of vegetable oil to replace fossil fuels in the economy and how it compares to other potential replacements. Vegetable oils are the basis of biodiesel, which can be used like conventional diesel. Some vegetable oil blends are… … Wikipedia
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Vegetable oil refining — Vegetable oil can be used as feedstock for an oil refinery. There it can be transformed into fuel by hydrocracking (which breaks big molecules into smaller ones using hydrogen) or hydrogenation (which adds hydrogen to molecules). These methods… … Wikipedia
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vegetable oil — oil which is extracted from vegetables … English contemporary dictionary
