a pale-yellow oil derived from soybeans by expression or solvent extraction: used as a food and in the manufacture of soap, candles, inks, paints, varnishes, etc.
Main Entry: soybean oil Variant: alsosoya–bean oil Function: noun : a pale yellow drying or semidrying oil that is obtained from soybeans andis used chiefly as a food, in paints, varnishes, linoleum, printing ink, and soap, and as a source of phospholipids, fatty acids, and sterols
