Phrase guide

cottonseed oil

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A pale yellow vegetable oil extracted from cottonseed; used in salad dressings, margarine, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: seed oil, vegetable oil, oil

2

noun

Meaning 2

edible oil pressed from cottonseeds

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: vegetable oil, oil

History

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Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bashkir: мамыҡ майы (mamıq mayı) — oil extracted from cottonseed
  • Bulgarian: памучно масло (pamučno maslo) — oil extracted from cottonseed
  • Bulgarian: памуково масло (pamukovo maslo) — oil extracted from cottonseed
  • Finnish: puuvillansiemenöljy — oil extracted from cottonseed
  • Japanese: 綿実油 (menjitsuyu) — oil extracted from cottonseed
  • Korean: 면실유 (myeonsiryu) — oil extracted from cottonseed