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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Its active ingredient is cottonseed oil, which decreases sperm production and ovarian follicle growth in rats, said Rochelle Paulet, marketing director for the company that manufactures Evolve.
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William Tong, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2025
Seed oils include corn oil, canola oil, soybean oil, sunflower oil, rice bran oil, peanut oil, grapeseed oil, and cottonseed oil.
—Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 26 Dec. 2024
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.
—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
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William Tong, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2025
Seed oils include corn oil, canola oil, soybean oil, sunflower oil, rice bran oil, peanut oil, grapeseed oil, and cottonseed oil.
—Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 26 Dec. 2024
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.
—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
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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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