COOKING OIL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cooking oil mean? 

• COOKING OIL (noun)
  The noun COOKING OIL has 1 sense:

1. any of numerous vegetable oils used in cooking

  Familiarity information: COOKING OIL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COOKING OIL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of numerous vegetable oils used in cooking

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("cooking oil" is a kind of...):

oil; vegetable oil (any of a group of liquid edible fats that are obtained from plants)

 Context examples 

Palm kernel oil is commonly used as a commercial cooking oil due to its stability at high temperatures.

(Palm Kernel Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

Palm oil is commonly used as a commercial cooking oil due to its stability at high temperatures.

(Palm Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

Peanut oil is used primarily as a cooking oil and as a food ingredient.

(Peanut Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

Mustard oil is used as a cooking oil, a source of omega-3 fatty acids, and in various medicinal preparations.

(Mustard Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

Cottonseed oil is used both as a cooking oil and a food ingredient.

(Cottonseed Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

Cashew oil is primarily used as a cooking oil.

(Cashew Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

Avocado oil is used is used as a food ingredient, as a cooking oil, and for lubrication and in cosmetics.

(Avocado Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

Camellia oil can also be used as a cooking oil.

(Camellia Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

In addition to its use as a food ingredient and cooking oil, coconut oil is commonly used in skincare preparations and soaps.

(Coconut Oil, NCI Thesaurus)