Fatty Oil (Noun)
Meaning
Nonvolatile animal or plant oil.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- Coconut oil is a popular fatty oil used in cooking and cosmetics due to its rich moisturizing properties.
- The use of fetal bovine serum as a fatty oil in cell culture media is being reconsidered due to rising costs.
- Ghee is a type of fatty oil produced by heating and clarifying butter, used extensively in Indian cuisine.
- Researchers found that the fatty oil composition in fish affects the severity of allergic reactions in some individuals.
- Industrially produced biodiesel is often a mixture of various plant-based fatty oils that can be used as a renewable fuel substitute.