- olive oil
- `olive ,oil noun count or uncounta type of oil made from OLIVES, used in cooking
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
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Olive oil — Olive Ol ive, n. [F., fr. L. oliva, akin to Gr. ?. See {Oil}.] 1. (Bot.) (a) A tree ({Olea Europ[ae]a}) with small oblong or elliptical leaves, axillary clusters of flowers, and oval, one seeded drupes. The tree has been cultivated for its fruit… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
olive oil — olive oils N MASS Olive oil is oil that is obtained by pressing olives. It is used for putting on salads or in cooking … English dictionary
olive oil — n [U and C] a pale yellow or green oil obtained from olives and used in cooking … Dictionary of contemporary English
olive oil — n. a light yellow oil pressed from ripe olives, used in cooking, salad dressings, liniments, soap, etc … English World dictionary
Olive oil — Not to be confused with the cartoon character Olive Oyl. Olive oil A bottle of olive oil Fat composition Saturated fats Palmitic acid: 7.5–20.0% Steari … Wikipedia
olive oil — noun oil from olives • Hypernyms: ↑vegetable oil, ↑oil • Substance Holonyms: ↑olive • Substance Meronyms: ↑oleic acid * * * noun, pl ⋯ oils [count, noncount] : a yellow to yellowish green oil th … Useful english dictionary
olive oil — UK / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms olive oil : singular olive oil plural olive oils a type of oil made from olives, used in cooking … English dictionary
olive oil — See under oil. * * * olive oil n a pale yellow to yellowish green nondrying oil obtained from the pulp of olives usu. by expression and used chiefly as a salad oil and in cooking, in toilet soaps, and as an emollient * * * [NF] the fixed oil… … Medical dictionary
olive oil — alyvuogių aliejus statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Aliejus, spaudžiamas iš alyvmedžio kaulavaisių. atitikmenys: angl. olive oil; Provence oil; sweet oil rus. оливковое масло; прованское масло ryšiai: sinonimas – Provanso aliejus … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
olive oil — oil extracted by pressing olives … English contemporary dictionary
