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soybean oil
noun
plural soybean oils
: a pale yellow drying or semidrying oil that is obtained from soybeans and is used chiefly as a food, in paints, varnishes, linoleum, printing ink, and soap, and as a source of phospholipids, fatty acids, and sterols
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Foods that are good sources of vitamin K include:
Leafy green vegetables, such as collard, kale, spinach, turnip greens, broccoli
Soybeans, edamame, and soybean oil
Canned pumpkin or carrot juice14
Further research is needed before routinely recommending vitamin K supplementation for bone health.
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Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 30 Jan. 2025
Editor’s tip: The formulation contains hyaluronic acid and soybean oil to keep the lashes moisturized.
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Jenny Berg, Allure, 24 Dec. 2024
Crush margins refer to the profit margin that processors (or crushers) earn when converting raw soybeans (or other oilseeds) into their derivative products: soybean meal and soybean oil.
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Michael Khouw, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2025
Seed oils include corn oil, canola oil, soybean oil, sunflower oil, rice bran oil, peanut oil, grapeseed oil, and cottonseed oil.
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Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 26 Dec. 2024
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First Known Use
1904, in the meaning defined above
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“Soybean oil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soybean%20oil. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
Medical Definition
soybean oil
noun
variants
also soya-bean oil
: a pale yellow drying or semidrying oil that is obtained from soybeans and is used chiefly as a food, in paints, varnishes, linoleum, printing ink, and soap, and as a source of phospholipids, fatty acids, and sterols
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