coconut oil
a white, semisolid fat or nearly colorless fatty oil extracted from coconuts, used chiefly in foods and in the manufacture of soaps, cosmetics, and candles.
Origin of coconut oil
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How to use coconut oil in a sentence
I lasted about five minutes and then, BAM, the coconut oil ended up in my garbage.
We Were Gwyneth’s GOOP Guinea Pigs | Erin Cunningham, Olivia Nuzzi | March 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI popped a teaspoon of coconut oil (purchased at Trader Joe's) into my mouth and took very deep breaths through my nose.
We Were Gwyneth’s GOOP Guinea Pigs | Erin Cunningham, Olivia Nuzzi | March 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSesame oil is also cheaper and easier to produce, adds Caldecott, but “a lot of people find coconut oil more palatable.”
For example, for someone who has a fiery nature or pitta dosha, Dr. Patel would recommend coconut oil, which is cooling.
MCT Oil - Medium Chain Triglycerides are the fat transport mechanisms you get when you put coconut oil in a centrifuge.
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Their attire was slight, and their polished skins, gleaming with coconut oil, shone like mahogany.
Stevenson's Shrine | Laura StubbsOlive oil, lard oil and coconut oil have also been used for lighthouse purposes in various parts of the world.
She came from one of those coconut islands that we passed by, and was laden with coconuts and with coconut oil.
In the Andamans and Nicobars | C. Boden KlossIt is either fried in coconut oil or wrapped in banana leaves and put over live embers.
A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan | John U. WolffThey pay great attention to cultivation, and produce considerable quantities of coconut oil of a superior quality.
Discoveries in Australia, Volume 1. | J Lort Stokes
British Dictionary definitions for coconut oil
the fatty oil obtained from the meat of the coconut and used for making soap, cosmetics, etc
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