sesame oil

noun

: a pale yellow bland semidrying fatty oil obtained from sesame seeds and used chiefly as an edible oil, as a vehicle for various pharmaceuticals, and in cosmetics and soaps

Examples of sesame oil in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Key Ingredients: Organic sesame oil, macadamia and cranberry seed oil, lotus flower How to Apply: Apply 1-2 drops of serum into the palms of your hands and smooth into mid-lengths and ends. —Kiana Murden, Vogue, 15 July 2025

Makes 8 servings 8 Persian cucumbers For the dressing: 2 tablespoons sugar 3 tablespoons sesame oil 3 tablespoons chili oil 2/3 cup soy sauce 1 1/4 cups rice wine vinegar 1/4 cup kochujang 1/3 cup chopped garlic For the garnish: 8 cilantro leaves and stems 1: Cut the ends off the cucumbers. —Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2025

Carrot ribbon salad is the viral way to eat veggies The viral carrot ribbon salad is made with sesame oil, rice wine vinegar, sesame seeds, green onions, grated garlic, soy sauce and chili crisp oil. —Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2025

Clarins Hand and Nail Treatment Cream Key ingredients: Shea butter, sesame oil and myrrh Fragrance-free? —Denise Primbet, Glamour, 5 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sesame oil

• aerofoil
• cinquefoil
• hydrofoil
• quatrefoil
• airfoil
• benzoyl
• despoil
• embroil
• etoile
• gargoyle
• recoil
• subsoil

Medical Definition

sesame oil

noun

: a pale yellow bland semidrying fatty oil obtained from sesame seeds and used chiefly as an edible oil, as a vehicle for various pharmaceuticals, and in cosmetics and soaps

called also benne oil, teel oil