vegetable oil
oil extracted from seeds, or less often, from other parts of fruits
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Summary
vegetable oil ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,344 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: cooking oil[2], food ingredient[3], vegetable fat[4], fuel[5]
- Has use: motor fuel[6], cosmetics[7], food[8]
- Commons category: Vegetable oils[9]
- Opposite of: animal oil[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Vegetable oils[11]
- Described by source: Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[12], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[13], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[14]
- Topic has template: Template:Vegetable oils[15]
- Different from: mineral oil[16]
- Exact match: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00003975[17]
Why It Matters
vegetable oil has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 63 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]