cottonseed oil
- noun
- /ˈkɑtənˌsid ɔɪl/
:
aceite de semilla de algodón
- In addition to the familiar cottonseed oil, which is used in cooking and candy making, seeds are used in such widely assorted applications as cattle feed, paper, and as a source of cellulose for making nitrocellulose.
Examples
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Many processed foods contain cottonseed oil as a primary ingredient for frying.
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Oleic acid occurs as the esters, commonly the triglycerides, which are the greasy materials in cottonseed oil.
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Cottonseed oil is of premium quality as it has no cholesterol, is trans-free, and is a highly stable vegetable oil with low flavor reversion.
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Linoleic acid is an unsaturated omega-6 fatty acid, a colorless liquid at room temperature, and is an important element of cottonseed oil.
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In various populations of F1, F2, and F3, significant variations were reported for cottonseed oil content (Avtonomov et al., 1981).
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Significant variations with the highest genetic variability were observed among upland cultivars for cottonseed oil (Dani, 1988, 1991).
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An inexpensive spray consisting of red copper oxide, cottonseed oil, and water (developed in part by tobacco-disease specialists at the agricultural experiment station in Tifton) worked effectively.
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She always chooses cottonseed oil for baking due to its high smoke point.
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Cottonseed oil is often used in salad dressings because of its mild flavor.
Synonyms
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A liquid fat from plants used for cooking and salad dressings
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An oil made from plants that you use for cooking
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An edible oil from inside coconuts used for cooking and skin care
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Oil from plants or seeds used to cook food
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A light cooking oil that comes from rapeseed and has a mild taste
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An oil from sesame seeds that people use to add flavor to food
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A pale yellow vegetable oil made from corn kernels used for cooking
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A cooking oil made from soybeans
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Oil made from sunflower seeds used for cooking and food
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A yellowish liquid from mustard seeds that people use for cooking and massage
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An oil from flax seeds used as food and in paints or varnishes
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A light yellow oil from the rapeseed plant used for cooking and as fuel or to oil machines
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A light pale oil from safflower seeds people use for cooking and sometimes in paints or medicine
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A mild vegetable oil like olive oil that you use for cooking and skin care
A light yellow oil from soybeans that people use for cooking
A pale yellow liquid used for cooking and salads that comes from sunflower seeds
A cooking oil made from sesame seeds
A thick cooking oil from the nuts of a cohune palm that people also use to make soap
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an edible oil extracted from the seeds of the cotton plant' is directly and compositionally derivable from 'cottonseed' (seed from cotton) + 'oil' (a plant-derived cooking fat). This noun–noun compound follows a common and transparent morphological pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the intended meaning.
Etymology
The noun cottonseed oil comes from a simple, literal image: it is the oil pressed from the seeds of the cotton plant. That's why the name means an 'oil' made from cotton 'seeds' and is used for cooking and food products.