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CANOLA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Vegetable oil made from rapeseed; it is high in monounsaturated fatty acids
Synonyms:
canola; canola oil
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("canola" is a kind of...):
oil; vegetable oil (any of a group of liquid edible fats that are obtained from plants)
Meronyms (substance of "canola"):
oleic acid (a colorless oily liquid occurring as a glyceride; it is the major fatty acid in olive oil and canola oil; used in making soap and cosmetics and ointments and lubricating oils)