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peanut oil
noun
: a colorless to yellow fatty nondrying oil that is obtained from peanuts and is used chiefly as a salad oil, in margarine, in soap, and as a vehicle in pharmaceutical preparations and cosmetics
Examples of peanut oil in a Sentence
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Southern cooks prefer peanut oil, but canola or vegetable oil will do.
—Judy Bart Kancigor, Orange County Register, 9 May 2024
Seed oils include canola, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, soybean, sunflower, rice bran and peanut oils.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2024
Other options to try include peanut oil, sunflower oil, and safflower oil.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2024
There is onion to accentuate the sweetness of the tomatoes and green pepper to frame them, black pepper for its fruity, spicy backbone, and peanut oil, a common cooking fat in the South, for its lightly nutty bearing.
—Emily Horton, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
Vegetable is best, but canola or peanut oil will work, too.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 30 July 2023
With blender running, slowly drizzle in sesame and peanut oil through the feed tube until dressing emulsifies.
—Mary G. Pepitone, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024
This recipe calls for vegetable oil for frying purposes, but any oil with a higher smoke point (like canola or peanut oil) works great.
—Melissa Gray, Southern Living, 17 Dec. 2023
Some deep-frying enthusiasts swear by peanut oil, too.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1862, in the meaning defined above
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“Peanut oil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peanut%20oil. Accessed 14 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
peanut oil
noun
: a colorless to yellow fatty oil that is obtained from peanuts
Medical Definition
peanut oil
noun
pea·nut oil
ˈpē-nət-
: a colorless to yellow nondrying fatty oil that is obtained from peanuts and is used chiefly as a salad oil, in margarine, in soap, and as a vehicle in pharmaceutical preparations and cosmetics
called also arachis oil
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