a yellow to greenish oil expressed or extracted from peanuts, used in cookery, as a vehicle for medicines, and in the manufacture of margarine and soap.
Main Entry: ar·a·chis oil Pronunciation: 'ar-&-k&s- Function: noun :PEANUT OIL
Main Entry: pea·nut oil Pronunciation: 'pE-n&t- Function: noun : a colorless to yellow nondrying fatty oil that is obtained from peanuts and isused chiefly as a salad oil, in margarine, in soap, and as a vehicle in pharmaceutical preparations and cosmetics called also arachis oil
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