cottonseed oil
noun
: a pale yellow semidrying fatty oil that is obtained from the cottonseed and is used chiefly in salad and cooking oils and after hydrogenation in shortenings and margarine
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In the restaurant's early days, McDonald's relied on a mixture of cottonseed oil and beef tallow for frying; this blend was still in use when breakfast items were added to the menu in the 1970s.
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Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2023
The space is so named because it is built around two enormous silos and the giant shoots that once processed cottonseed oil.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 22 Nov. 2022
In addition to potatoes and salt, Utz’s chips are fried in a combination of cottonseed oil, corn oil, and/or sunflower oil.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 3 Feb. 2023
Your eyes are coated with jojoba oil, vitamin E, and cottonseed oil to help prevent any tugging and keep them soothed and moisturized for hours.
—Nerisha Penrose, ELLE, 27 July 2022
Soybean oil, sunflower oil, cottonseed oil, corn oil, grapeseed oil, and safflower oil.
—Isadora Baum, Good Housekeeping, 19 Nov. 2020
But cottonseed oil is still one of the most widely consumed edible oils in the country.
—Helen Zoe Veit, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Feb. 2012
For decades, Crisco had only one ingredient, cottonseed oil.
—Helen Zoe Veit, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Feb. 2012
Smear brisket with cottonseed oil and place on top of vegetables in pan and roast 20 minutes, uncovered.
—Claire Perez, sun-sentinel.com, 13 Sep. 2019
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Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2023
The space is so named because it is built around two enormous silos and the giant shoots that once processed cottonseed oil.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 22 Nov. 2022
In addition to potatoes and salt, Utz’s chips are fried in a combination of cottonseed oil, corn oil, and/or sunflower oil.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 3 Feb. 2023
Your eyes are coated with jojoba oil, vitamin E, and cottonseed oil to help prevent any tugging and keep them soothed and moisturized for hours.
—Nerisha Penrose, ELLE, 27 July 2022
Soybean oil, sunflower oil, cottonseed oil, corn oil, grapeseed oil, and safflower oil.
—Isadora Baum, Good Housekeeping, 19 Nov. 2020
But cottonseed oil is still one of the most widely consumed edible oils in the country.
—Helen Zoe Veit, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Feb. 2012
For decades, Crisco had only one ingredient, cottonseed oil.
—Helen Zoe Veit, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Feb. 2012
Smear brisket with cottonseed oil and place on top of vegetables in pan and roast 20 minutes, uncovered.
—Claire Perez, sun-sentinel.com, 13 Sep. 2019
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First Known Use
1833, in the meaning defined above
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cottonseed oil
noun
: a pale yellow oil that is obtained from cottonseed and is used chiefly in salad and cooking oils and in shortenings and margarine
Medical Definition
cottonseed oil
noun
cot·ton·seed oil
ˈkät-ᵊn-ˌsēd- 
: a fatty oil that is obtained from cottonseed, is pale yellow after refining, contains principally glycerides of linoleic, oleic, and palmitic acids, and is used chiefly in salad and cooking oils and after hydrogenation in shortenings and margarine
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