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

The biggest benefit for preventing nonfatal heart attacks was when study subjects replaced saturated fats with polyunsaturated fats (the kind in fish, flaxseed, and corn oil), rather than simply eating less saturated fat. —Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 15 Dec. 2025

Swapping just one tablespoon a day of butter for olive, canola, or corn oil can reduce deaths from heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer’s, and respiratory illness. —Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 28 Nov. 2025

Sales of Mazola corn oil have dropped among Hispanic consumers in the South, parent company Associated British Foods said last month on an earnings call. —Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025

Canola and corn oils have a low omega-6 to omega-3 ratio, about 2:1.8 3. —Mark Gurarie, Health, 30 Sep. 2025

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
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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