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peanut oil
noun
Definition of PEANUT OIL
: a colorless to yellow fatty nondrying oil that is obtained from peanuts and is used chiefly as a salad oil, in margarine, in soap, and as a vehicle in pharmaceutical preparations and cosmetics
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First Known Use of PEANUT OIL
1862
Rhymes with PEANUT OIL
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peanut oil
noun pea·nut oil \ˈpē-nət-\
Medical Definition of PEANUT OIL
: a colorless to yellow nondrying fatty oil that is obtained from peanuts and is used chiefly as a salad oil, in margarine, in soap, and as a vehicle in pharmaceutical preparations and cosmetics—called also arachis oil
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