coconut oil
noun
: a fatty oil or semisolid fat extracted from fresh coconuts and used especially in making soaps and food products
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Ideal for thick, natural hair, the cream formula moisturizes quenched curls with ingredients such as silk protein, coconut oil, and shea butter.
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Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 18 Nov. 2025
Choose unrefined or virgin coconut oil over refined options, and perform a patch test to help avoid irritation or allergic reactions.
—Carrie Madormo, Health, 14 Nov. 2025
Other foods that dogs are better off without include milk and dairy, anything salty, raw meat or eggs, bones of any kind, citrus, coconut oil, and nuts.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
How to Cook With Each Oil Olive oil and coconut oil are both good cooking oils.
—Patty Weasler, Verywell Health, 10 Nov. 2025
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Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 18 Nov. 2025
Choose unrefined or virgin coconut oil over refined options, and perform a patch test to help avoid irritation or allergic reactions.
—Carrie Madormo, Health, 14 Nov. 2025
Other foods that dogs are better off without include milk and dairy, anything salty, raw meat or eggs, bones of any kind, citrus, coconut oil, and nuts.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
How to Cook With Each Oil Olive oil and coconut oil are both good cooking oils.
—Patty Weasler, Verywell Health, 10 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for coconut oil
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“Coconut oil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coconut%20oil. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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