Definition of palm oil
: an edible fat obtained from the flesh of the fruit of several palms and used especially in soap and lubricating greases
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Action against American soybeans, for example, could lift demand for substitutes such as palm oil products, a major source of exports for Malaysia and Indonesia.
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Heartbreaking’ Discoveries To tackle the elephant-human conflict issue, the Smithsonian team captured and tagged elephants in areas where such conflicts are more common, like rice paddies and sugarcane or palm oil plantations.
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Many areas of Indonesia are prone to rapid burning because of the draining of swampy peatland forests for pulp wood and palm oil plantations.
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The steepest declines on the Southeast Asian island were found in areas where tropical forests were cut down for timber and to make way for palm oil plantations, shrinking the jungle habitat of the apes.
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The porridge is made from cassava, red palm oil, sugar, salt, a soy protein concentrate and a vitamin/mineral mix, most of which are sourced in Liberia.
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The porridge is made from cassava, red palm oil, sugar, salt, a soy protein concentrate and a vitamin/mineral mix, most of which are sourced in Liberia.
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Indonesia has lost half of its rain forests in the last half century in its rush to supply the world with timber, pulp, paper and, more recently, palm oil.
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The dogged pursuit of a discounted confection now heavily based on sugar and palm oil was hardly limited to Forbach.
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First Known Use of palm oil
1625
PALM OIL Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of palm oil for English Language Learners
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: oil that is obtained from the fruit of some palm trees and used in cooking and in making soap and other products
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