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PEANUT OIL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does peanut oil mean?
• PEANUT OIL (noun)
The noun PEANUT OIL has 1 sense:
1. an oil from peanuts; used in cooking and making soap
Familiarity information: PEANUT OIL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An oil from peanuts; used in cooking and making soap
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
groundnut oil; peanut oil
Hypernyms ("peanut oil" is a kind of...):
oil; vegetable oil (any of a group of liquid edible fats that are obtained from plants)
Holonyms ("peanut oil" is a substance of...):
peanut (underground pod of the peanut vine)
Context examples
Arachidic acid is found naturally as a minor component of peanut oil.
(Arachidic Acid, NCI Thesaurus)
Peanut oil is used primarily as a cooking oil and as a food ingredient.
(Peanut Oil, NCI Thesaurus)
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