coconut oil
noun
: a fatty oil or semisolid fat extracted from fresh coconuts and used especially in making soaps and food products
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Almond Sable Cookies with Cacao Nibs This vegan version of a rich, delicate, crumbly sable, the classic French cookie named for its tender texture, uses only a handful of ingredients, including coconut oil, almond meal, sugar, flour and cacao nibs.
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Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Workers told ProPublica that, instead of retrieving a portable pump, an employee used a piece of cardboard from a trash bin to funnel coconut oil, a formula ingredient, into a tank during production of the company’s Pure Bliss by Similac Organic brand.
—Heather Vogell, ProPublica, 4 Apr. 2025
The mask is formulated with an antioxidant-rich berry fruit complex, coconut oil, shea butter, murumuru seed butter, and vitamin C to deliver maximum hydration and lasting moisture.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2025
However, coconut oil is less healthy than olive oil.
—Patty Weasler, Rn, Bsn, Verywell Health, 26 Feb. 2025
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Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Workers told ProPublica that, instead of retrieving a portable pump, an employee used a piece of cardboard from a trash bin to funnel coconut oil, a formula ingredient, into a tank during production of the company’s Pure Bliss by Similac Organic brand.
—Heather Vogell, ProPublica, 4 Apr. 2025
The mask is formulated with an antioxidant-rich berry fruit complex, coconut oil, shea butter, murumuru seed butter, and vitamin C to deliver maximum hydration and lasting moisture.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2025
However, coconut oil is less healthy than olive oil.
—Patty Weasler, Rn, Bsn, Verywell Health, 26 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for coconut oil
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“Coconut oil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coconut%20oil. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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