SUNFLOWER OIL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sunflower oil mean? 

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

1. oil from sunflower seeds

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• SUNFLOWER OIL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Oil from sunflower seeds

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

sunflower-seed oil; sunflower oil

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

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

Holonyms ("sunflower oil" is a substance of...):

sunflower seed (edible seed of sunflowers; used as food and poultry feed and as a source of oil)

 Context examples 

The research also revealed that sunflower oil induced fibrosis, ultrastructural alterations, gene expression blockades and high oxidation.

(Long-term consumption of sunflower and fish oils damages the liver, University of Granada)

Milk protein-based energy drink is a flavored liquid that consists of milk protein, rapeseed and sunflower oils, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals and trace-elements, providing 1.5kcal and 10 mg of protein per ml.

(Milk Protein-Based Energy Drink, NCI Thesaurus)

Three dietary fats (virgin olive oil, sunflower oil and fish oils) were studied and virgin olive oil was shown to the best of the three for preserving the liver throughout life.

(Long-term consumption of sunflower and fish oils damages the liver, University of Granada)