coconut oil

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coconut oil

A pale yellow to colorless oil or a white semisolid fat obtained from the flesh of the coconut, widely used in food products and in the production of cosmetics and soaps.

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coconut oil

(Elements & Compounds) the fatty oil obtained from the meat of the coconut and used for making soap, cosmetics, etc

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co′conut oil`

a white semisolid fat or nearly colorless fatty oil extracted from coconut meat, used in foods, soaps, cosmetics, etc.

[1830–40]

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coconut oil - oil from coconuts

copra oil

vegetable oil, oil - any of a group of liquid edible fats that are obtained from plants

cocoanut, coconut - large hard-shelled oval nut with a fibrous husk containing thick white meat surrounding a central cavity filled (when fresh) with fluid or milk

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кокосовое масло

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