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vegetable oil

veg·e·ta·ble oil
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [vej-tuh-buh l, vej-i-tuh- oil]
    • /ˈvɛdʒ tə bəl, ˈvɛdʒ ɪ tə- ɔɪl/
    • /ˈvedʒtəbl ɔɪl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [vej-tuh-buh l, vej-i-tuh- oil]
    • /ˈvɛdʒ tə bəl, ˈvɛdʒ ɪ tə- ɔɪl/

Definitions of vegetable oil words

  • noun vegetable oil any of a large group of oils that are esters of fatty acids and glycerol, obtained from the leaves, fruit, or seeds of plants. 1
  • noun vegetable oil cooking oil extracted from vegetables 1
  • noun vegetable oil any of a group of oils that are esters of fatty acids and glycerol and are obtained from plants 0
  • noun vegetable oil any of various liquid fats derived from the fruits or seeds of plants, used in food products, soaps, etc. 0
See all 4 definitions of vegetable oil

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Origin of vegetable oil

First appearance:

before 1895
One of the 18% newest English words
First recorded in 1895-1900

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Vegetable oil

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Vegetable oil

vegetable oil popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

vegetable oil usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for vegetable oil

noun vegetable oil

  • grease — the melted or rendered fat of animals, especially when in a soft state.
  • drippings — Plural form of dripping.
All 2 Synonyms of vegetable oil

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