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corn oil

corn oil

2 1.4
A pale yellow vegetable oil made from corn kernels used for cooking
  • noun
  • /kɔrn ɔɪl/
translation icon : aceite de maíz
  • Larry orders wheat toast with corn oil margarine and black coffee.
  • a tablespoon of corn oil
  • a cup of corn oil
  • a teaspoon of corn oil

These are highly refined seed oils, corn oil, soy oil, canola oil.

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Examples

  • I've purchased extra corn oil and 12 bags of Costco-sized frozen organic corn.

    Blog text (8)
  • An omnivore eating lots of grains and feedlot meat cooked in corn oil would need a lot of DHA/EPA supplementation, for example.

    Blog text (20)
  • You're going to be looking for the fried chicken that has been fried in corn oil, corn oil, corn oil.

  • Biodiesel made from soy, animal fats, and corn oil is only helping to lower food and fuel costs.

    Blog text (1)
  • A corn oil high in palmitic acid would be in demand for margarine production, requiring less chemical processing.

    Academic text (1997)
  • A stack of firewood, a crate of farm eggs, a box of salt, a jar of dish soap, a kettle, some newspaper, a lighter, a lockback knife, and a half-empty bottle of corn oil.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Foreign markets want our farm produce and its byproducts: corn, corn oil, corn syrup, cotton, cotton oil, cotton seed, sunflower seeds and oil, tobacco, potatoes, peanuts, and dozens of other crops given to us by the American Indians.

    Academic text (1991)
  • In the recipe, you should use corn oil to sauté the vegetables.

  • For a healthier option, replace butter with corn oil in your baking.

  • Adding corn oil to the salad dressing gives it a light flavor.

Synonyms

oil
vscorn oil
406 1.0

A liquid fat from plants used for cooking and salad dressings

names a particular plant-derived edible fat from a cereal grain germ
olive oil
vscorn oil
126 1.0

A liquid made by pressing olives used for cooking and salads

is taken from a cereal grain germ and used mainly for cooking
vegetable oil
vscorn oil
17 1.0

An oil made from plants that you use for cooking

is a specific edible oil made from a cereal grain germ
coconut oil
vscorn oil
11 1.5

An edible oil from inside coconuts used for cooking and skin care

is extracted from a cereal grain germ not a tropical kernel
cooking oil
vscorn oil
7 1.0

Oil from plants or seeds used to cook food

is the specific edible fat made from a cereal grain germ
canola oil
vscorn oil
  • US
7 2.0

A light cooking oil that comes from rapeseed and has a mild taste

is obtained instead from the germ of a cereal grain
sesame oil
vscorn oil
5 1.1

An oil from sesame seeds that people use to add flavor to food

is derived from a cereal grain germ and used broadly in food
peanut oil
vscorn oil
5 1.8

An oil from peanuts used for cooking and making soap

is produced from a cereal grain germ rather than a legume seed
almond oil
vscorn oil
1 3.2

A pale yellow oil made from almonds used for cooking and skin care

comes from a cereal grain germ rather than tree nut kernels
sunflower oil
vscorn oil
1 1.0

Oil made from sunflower seeds used for cooking and food

comes instead from the germ of a cereal grain
mustard oil
vscorn oil
1 3.2

A yellowish liquid from mustard seeds that people use for cooking and massage

is a neutral, food-focused oil from a cereal grain germ
flaxseed oil
vscorn oil
1 4.3

An oil from flax seeds used as food and in paints or varnishes

is a common cooking oil taken from the germ of a cereal grain
safflower oil
vscorn oil
1 3.7

A light pale oil from safflower seeds people use for cooking and sometimes in paints or medicine

is taken from a cereal grain germ, not this thistle-like seed
rapeseed oil
vscorn oil
  • UK
1 3.2

A light yellow oil from the rapeseed plant used for cooking and as fuel or to oil machines

is used mainly for food and comes from a cereal grain germ
groundnut oil
vscorn oil
  • UK
3.4

A pale yellow cooking oil made from peanuts

is extracted instead from the germ of a cereal grain
soybean oil
vscorn oil
1.6

A light yellow oil from soybeans that people use for cooking

is made from a cereal grain germ rather than that pulse crop seed
sunflower-seed oil
vscorn oil
2.7

A pale yellow liquid used for cooking and salads that comes from sunflower seeds

is produced from a cereal grain germ rather than garden oilseed seeds
rape oil
vscorn oil
  • Archaic
5.3

A light yellow oil from rapeseed used for cooking and to help machines run

is a food oil derived specifically from a cereal grain germ
cottonseed oil
vscorn oil
3.9

An edible oil that comes from cotton seeds and is used for cooking

is instead produced from the germ of a cereal grain

Surface Forms

corn oil singular
corn oils plural

Morphology

corn + oil

The meaning 'a vegetable oil obtained from corn' is directly and transparently composed from 'corn' (maize) + 'oil' (cooking fat), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer the MWE meaning. This compound pattern is cross-linguistically common (e.g. Spanish 'aceite de maíz', French 'huile de maïs', Chinese '玉米油'), reinforcing its predictability for learners.

Etymology

Corn oil is oil pressed from the inside part of corn kernels; picture squeezing many yellow kernels to get a pale, light oil. So, corn oil means 'a light cooking oil made from corn' and is used for frying and in food.