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cocoa butter
noun
variants
or less commonly cacao butter
: a pale vegetable fat with a low melting point obtained from cacao beans
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This body oil is infused with cocoa butter, which also helps fade dark spots and stretch marks.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 7 May 2024
Formulated with cocoa butter, coconut oil, sweet almond oil, and vitamin E, this lip balm is ultra-nourishing and moonlights as an overnight lip mask.
—Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1868, in the meaning defined above
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“Cocoa butter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cocoa%20butter. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
Kids Definition
cocoa butter
noun
: a pale fat obtained from cacao beans
Medical Definition
cocoa butter
noun
variants
or cacao butter
: a pale vegetable fat obtained from cacao beans that is used in the manufacture of chocolate candy, in cosmetics as an emollient, and in pharmacy for making suppositories
called also theobroma oil
More from Merriam-Webster on cocoa butter
Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about cocoa butter
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