Cottonseed Oil
"Cottonseed Oil" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Oil obtained from the seeds of Gossypium herbaceum L., the cotton plant. It is used in dietary products such as oleomargarine and many cooking oils. Cottonseed oil is commonly used in soaps and cosmetics.
| Descriptor ID |
D003369
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D10.212.302.380.380 D10.212.507.350 D10.627.700.263 D20.215.784.750.263 G07.203.300.375.400.300 J02.500.375.400.300
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| Concept/Terms |
Cottonseed Oil- Cottonseed Oil
- Cottonseed Oils
- Oil, Cottonseed
- Oils, Cottonseed
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