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If Congress confirms Kennedy as health secretary restaurant chains could come under direct or indirect pressure to dump vegetable oil in exchange for beef tallow.
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David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025
Add enough vegetable oil to coat bottom surface, then carefully arrange dumplings in a single layer, flat side down.
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Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
Add remaining vegetable oil to the skillet that still has the bacon renderings.
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Cathy Thomas, Orange County Register, 27 Jan. 2025
Heat 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high.
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
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Word History
First Known Use
1765, in the meaning defined above
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“Vegetable oil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vegetable%20oil. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
vegetable oil
noun
: an oil obtained from plant parts and especially from seeds or fruits
Medical Definition
vegetable oil
noun
: an oil of plant origin
especially
: a fatty oil from seeds or fruits
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