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cottolene

cottolene noun: a shortening made from cottonseed, used as a lard substitute.

Noun

cottolene (uncountable)

  1. (dated) A shortening made from cottonseed, used as a lard substitute.

Origin of cottolene

Originally a trademark.

Questions about cottolene

What does cottolene mean?
Cottolene means a shortening made from cottonseed, used as a lard substitute.
What part of speech is cottolene?
Cottolene is a noun.

Words near cottolene in the dictionary

  1. Cotto
  2. cottocomephorid
  3. cottocomephorids
  4. cottoid
  5. cottoids
  6. cottolene
  7. cottolin
  8. Cottom
  9. Cottoms
  10. cotton
  11. cotton and melon aphid

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