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cocoa butter

–noun
a fatty substance obtained from the seeds of the cacao, used in making soaps, cosmetics, and other products.


Origin:
1895–1900
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cacao butter  
n.  See cocoa butter.
cocoa butter  
n.  A yellowish-white fatty solid obtained from cacao seeds and used as an ingredient in cosmetics, tanning oils, chocolate, and soap. Also called cacao butter.
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Main Entry: cacao butter
variant of COCOA BUTTER

Main Entry: cocoa butter
Variant: or cacao butter
Function: noun
: a pale vegetable fat obtained from cacao beans that is used in the manufacture ofchocolate candy, in cosmetics as an emollient, and in pharmacy for making suppositories called also theobroma oil
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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