corn oil

noun

: a yellow fatty oil obtained from the germ of corn kernels and used chiefly as salad oil, in soft soap, and in margarine

Examples of corn oil in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In a wok or skillet, heat 2 tablespoons corn oil over high heat. — Candy Hom, AJC.com, 28 June 2026

Since vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin, many vitamin D products contain carrier oils such as soybean, coconut, or corn oil to help with absorption. — Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 24 June 2026

Maddox put water, corn oil and rubbing alcohol in the payload to check their temperatures and see which ones froze. — Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026

In further experiments in mice, the researchers found that the type of food appeared to matter, too—eating a fat-rich diet (in this case, corn oil) emerged as key to boosting the T cells’ abilities when compared with carbohydrate- or protein-rich diets. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 29 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1879, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for corn oil

• airfoil
• benzoyl
• despoil
• embroil
• etoile
• gargoyle
• recoil
• subsoil
• tinfoil
• topsoil
• trefoil
• turmoil

Kids Definition

corn oil

noun

: a yellow fatty oil obtained from the germ of corn kernels and used chiefly in salad oil, in soft soap, and in margarine

Medical Definition

corn oil

noun

: a yellow fatty oil obtained from the germ of Indian corn kernels that is used in medicine as a solvent and as a vehicle for injections

called also maize oil