vegetable oil

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veg′etable oil′, 

1. any of a large group of oils that are esters of fatty acids and glycerol, obtained from the leaves, fruit, or seeds of plants.

• 1895–1900

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vegetable oil noun

1. any of a group of oils that are esters of fatty acids and glycerol and are obtained from plants