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CORN OIL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Oil from the germs of corn grains
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("corn oil" is a kind of...):
oil; vegetable oil (any of a group of liquid edible fats that are obtained from plants)
Meronyms (substance of "corn 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)
Holonyms ("corn oil" is a substance of...):
corn (the dried grains or kernels or corn used as animal feed or ground for meal)
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