cooking spray

noun

: an aerosol that contains vegetable oil for spraying on cookware to prevent food from sticking

Examples of cooking spray in a Sentence

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Grease a 13- x 9-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Julia Levy, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024 Grease a 13x9-inch broiler-safe baking dish with cooking spray. 2. Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024 Generously coat mini-muffin tins with cooking spray and evenly divide mixture to yield 24 bites. Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 16 Nov. 2024 Coat a 9-by-13-inch or 8-by-12-inch baking dish with cooking spray or a thin layer of butter. Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cooking spray 

Word History

First Known Use

1971, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cooking spray was in 1971

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“Cooking spray.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cooking%20spray. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

cooking spray

noun
: an aerosol that contains vegetable oil and that is sprayed on cookware (as frying pans) to prevent food from sticking
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