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SOYBEAN OIL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Oil from soya beans
Synonyms:
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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