corn oil

corn oil
noun
oil from the germs of corn grains
• Hypernyms: ↑vegetable oil, ↑oil
• Substance Holonyms: ↑corn
• Substance Meronyms: ↑linoleic acid, ↑linolic acid

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noun
: a yellow semidrying fatty oil obtained from the germs of corn kernels and used chiefly as a salad oil and in soft soaps — called also maize oil

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a pale-yellow, water-insoluble liquid oil obtained by expressing the germs of corn kernels, used in the preparation of foodstuffs, lubricants, soaps, and hair dressings. Also called maize oil.

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corn oil noun
Oil extracted from maize, used in cooking, etc
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Main Entry: ↑corn

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corn oil,
a vegetable oil made from whole-grain corn and used chiefly in cooking and salads: »

Corn oil can help control blood cholesterol levels (Science News Letter).

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n. an oil obtained from the germ of corn, used in cooking and salad dressings

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noun [noncount]
: a type of oil made from corn (sense 1) and used in foods and soap

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ˈcorn oil 7 [corn oil] noun uncountable
oil produced from ↑maize ( ↑corn ), used in cooking

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