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Definition of "corn oil" []

  • A pale yellow liquid obtained from the embryos of corn grains, used especially as a cooking and salad oil and in the manufacture of margarines. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "corn oil" in a sentence
  • "And she called me this morning, asked me to put some corn oil into Abigail's feed."
  • "What if even basic pro-inflammatory, omega-6-laden, bleached, commercial corn oil were not inherently “bad” in its pre-adulterated, natural, virgin, cold-pressed state we do need some omega-6 after all?"
  • "Mr. Frankweiler amassed a fortune from the corn oil industry and from developing many corn products."
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