coconut oil

n. 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.

coconut oil

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

co′conut oil`

n. 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 coconutscopra oilvegetable oil, oil - any of a group of liquid edible fats that are obtained from plantscocoanut, 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

Coconut Oil

coconut oil

[′kō·kə‚nət ‚ȯil] (materials) A nearly colorless or yellow oil from fresh coconut (Cocos nucifera) or from copra (dried coconut); used in foods, in making soap, and as a raw material in fatty-acid production.

Coconut Oil

a fatty vegetable oil obtained from copra, the dried flesh of the fruit of the coconut palm (Cocos nucifera). It is one of the “hard” oils. Density, 0.925 g/cm³; coagulation temperature, 19°–23°C. Its composition is as follows (in percent): stearic acid, 1.0–3.0; palmitic acid, 7.5–10.5; myristic acid, 13–19; lauric acid, 44–52; caproic acid, 0.2–2.0; caprylic acid, 6.0–9.7; capric acid, 4.5–10.0; oleic acid, 5–8; linoleic acid, 1.5–2.8; hexadecenic acid, up to 1.3. Kinematic viscosity at 50°C, (251–264) × 10^-6 m²/sec; iodine number, 7–10.5. Coconut oil has great industrial value and is used mainly in the manufacture of soap and cosmetics, as well as in the food industry (in the production of margarine).

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Synonyms for coconut oil

noun oil from coconuts

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