(definition) by Webster 1913 Mon Jan 23 2006 at 16:01:48

Cottonseed oil.

A fixed, semidrying oil extracted from cottonseed. It is pale yellow when pure (sp. gr., .92-.93). and is extensively used in soap making, in cookery, and as an adulterant of other oils.

 

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