soybean oil

noun

plural soybean oils

: a pale yellow drying or semidrying oil that is obtained from soybeans and is used chiefly as a food, in paints, varnishes, linoleum, printing ink, and soap, and as a source of phospholipids, fatty acids, and sterols

Examples of soybean oil in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Her family grew corn for ethanol, soy for soybean oil, and hay for cattle, encouraged by agricultural policies that favored those crops. —Sarah Todd, STAT, 6 Feb. 2026

Under the interim framework, India will also eliminate or reduce tariffs on a broad list of U.S. industrial and agricultural products, including tree nuts, soybean oil, and spirits. —Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 6 Feb. 2026

Le also points out that mayonnaise, which is usually made with canola or soybean oil, has a higher smoke point than butter. —Riley Wofford, Martha Stewart, 1 Feb. 2026

This protein also appears to change how the body processes linoleic acid, a major component of soybean oil. —Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for soybean oil

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

Medical Definition

soybean oil

noun

variants also soya-bean oil

: a pale yellow drying or semidrying oil that is obtained from soybeans and is used chiefly as a food, in paints, varnishes, linoleum, printing ink, and soap, and as a source of phospholipids, fatty acids, and sterols