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SOYBEAN OIL

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Oil from soya beans

Synonyms:

soyabean oil; soybean oil

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("soybean oil" is a kind of...):

oil; vegetable oil (any of a group of liquid edible fats that are obtained from plants)

Meronyms (substance of "soybean oil"):

linoleic acid; linolic acid (a liquid polyunsaturated fatty acid abundant in plant fats and oils; a fatty acid essential for nutrition; used to make soap)

linolenic acid (a liquid polyunsaturated fatty acid that occurs in some plant oils; an essential fatty acid)

Holonyms ("soybean oil" is a substance of...):

soy; soya; soya bean; soybean (the most highly proteinaceous vegetable known; the fruit of the soybean plant is used in a variety of foods and as fodder (especially as a replacement for animal protein))

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