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

Examples of soybean oil in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Yeatman added that breads made with olive oil rather than soybean oil are a better choice for their healthier fat profile. —Sarah Garone, Health, 23 Jan. 2025

Until now, Steak 'n Shake fries have been fried in soybean oil. —Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2025

But no nation would ever do that, because food production is still the No. 1 use for soybean oil. —Philip T. Pienkos, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Oct. 2010

Per the dermatologist, this body wash gently cleanses while leaving skin soft and smooth with a combination of hydrating glycerin and moisture-replenishing soybean oil. —Lauren Dana Ellman, Allure, 15 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for soybean oil

• aerofoil
• cinquefoil
• hydrofoil
• quatrefoil
• airfoil
• benzoyl
• despoil
• embroil
• etoile
• gargoyle
• recoil
• subsoil

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