cottonseed oil

cot·ton·seed oil

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Definitions of cottonseed oil words

noun cottonseed oil a yellowish or dark red oil with a nutlike smell, extracted or expelled from cottonseed, used in cooking and in the manufacture of paints, soaps, etc 3
noun cottonseed oil a brown-yellow, viscid oil with a nutlike odor, obtained from the seed of the cotton plant: used in the manufacture of soaps, hydrogenated fats, lubricants, and cosmetics, as a cooking and salad oil, and in medicine chiefly as a laxative. 1
noun cottonseed oil A pale yellow vegetable oil extracted from cottonseed; used in salad dressings, margarine etc. 0

before 1825

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An Americanism dating back to 1825-35

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