corn oil
noun
: a yellow fatty oil obtained from the germ of corn kernels and used chiefly as salad oil, in soft soap, and in margarine
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The ethanol production segment includes the production, storage, and transportation of ethanol, distillers grains, Ultra-High Protein, and renewable corn oil.
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 7 Feb. 2025
There’s corn oil, which is good for your potato chips but can also be used to make plastic.
—Katie Bernard, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
Seed oils include corn oil, canola oil, soybean oil, sunflower oil, rice bran oil, peanut oil, grapeseed oil, and cottonseed oil.
—Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 26 Dec. 2024
Safflower oil, corn oil, and grapeseed oil can also be used.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2024
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 7 Feb. 2025
There’s corn oil, which is good for your potato chips but can also be used to make plastic.
—Katie Bernard, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
Seed oils include corn oil, canola oil, soybean oil, sunflower oil, rice bran oil, peanut oil, grapeseed oil, and cottonseed oil.
—Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 26 Dec. 2024
Safflower oil, corn oil, and grapeseed oil can also be used.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Corn oil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corn%20oil. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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