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| biodiesel |
a low-polluting type of diesel fuel made from renewable, organically-derived oils such as vegetable oils or waste animal fats. |
| margarine |
a butter substitute made of hydrogenated vegetable oils, milk, coloring agents, and other ingredients; oleo. |
| oleo |
an imitation butter made chiefly from vegetable oil; margarine; oleomargarine. |
| oleomargarine |
an imitation butter made chiefly from vegetable oil; margarine; oleo. |
| vitamin E |
a compound found in vegetable oils and whole grains, required in human nutrition for the maintenance of blood cells, membranes, and liver and brain tissue; tocopherol. |
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