coconut oil

noun

: a fatty oil or semisolid fat extracted from fresh coconuts and used especially in making soaps and food products

Examples of coconut oil in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

With a mix of ultra-rich hydrators, like coconut oil, olive oil, and soybean oil, this formula works as an intensive treatment to help repair skin overnight. —Mary Honkus, Glamour, 10 Oct. 2025

Via a berry fruit complex, vitamin C, coconut oil, shea butter, and murumuru seed butter, this has all the makings of a restorative, dryness-busting lip treatment. —Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2025

This luscious lip mask will keep your lips soft all season long thanks to hydrating and nourishing ingredients like shea butter, coconut oil, and squalane. —Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2025

Laneige's Lip Sleeping Mask is an all-time favorite among Allure editors, thanks to its thick, nourishing formula that combines shea butter, murumuru butter, and coconut oil. —Lily Wohlner, Allure, 8 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1681, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for coconut oil

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

Kids Definition

coconut oil

noun

: a nearly colorless oil or soft white fat that comes from coconuts and is used especially in soaps and foods

Medical Definition

coconut oil

noun

: a nearly colorless fatty oil or white semisolid fat extracted from fresh coconuts and used especially in making soaps and food products