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--- dietary fats

--- butter
Butter
Butter is a dairy product made by churning fresh or fermented cream or milk. It is generally used as a spread and a condiment, as well as in cooking applications, such as baking, sauce making, and pan frying...

 --- cholesterol, dietary --- dietary fats, unsaturated --- cod liver oil
Cod liver oil
Cod liver oil is a nutritional supplement derived from liver of cod fish. It has high levels of the omega-3 fatty acids, EPA and DHA, and very high levels of vitamin A and vitamin D. It is widely taken to ease the symptoms of arthritis and for other health benefits...

 --- corn oil
Corn oil
Corn oil is oil extracted from the germ of corn . Its main use is in cooking, where its high smoke point makes refined corn oil a valuable frying oil. It is also a key ingredient in some margarines. Corn oil is generally less expensive than most other types of vegetable oils. One bushel of corn...

 --- cottonseed oil
Cottonseed oil
Cottonseed oil is a cooking oil extracted from the seeds of cotton plant of various species, mainly Gossypium hirsutum and Gossypium herbaceum...

 --- fatty acids, omega-3 --- alpha-linolenic acid
Alpha-linolenic acid
α-Linolenic acid is an organic compound found in many common vegetable oils. In terms of its structure, it is named all-cis-9,12,15-octadecatrienoic acid. In physiological literature, it is given the name 18:3 ....

 --- docosahexaenoic acids --- eicosapentaenoic acid
Eicosapentaenoic acid
Eicosapentaenoic acid is an omega-3 fatty acid. In physiological literature, it is given the name 20:5. It also has the trivial name timnodonic acid...

 --- safflower oil --- sesame oil
Sesame oil
Sesame oil is an edible vegetable oil derived from sesame seeds. Besides being used as a cooking oil in South India, it is often used as a flavor enhancer in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and to a lesser extent Southeast Asian cuisine.The oil from the nutrient rich seed is popular in alternative...

 --- soybean oil
Soybean oil
Soybean oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of the soybean . It is one of the most widely consumed cooking oils. As a drying oil, processed soybean oil is also used as a base for printing inks and oil paints...

 --- fat emulsions, intravenous --- margarine
Margarine
Margarine , as a generic term, can indicate any of a wide range of butter substitutes, typically composed of vegetable oils. In many parts of the world, the market share of margarine and spreads has overtaken that of butter...


--- fats, unsaturated

--- castor oil
Castor oil
Castor oil is a vegetable oil obtained from the castor bean . Castor oil is a colorless to very pale yellow liquid with mild or no odor or taste. Its boiling point is and its density is 961 kg/m3...

 --- cod liver oil
Cod liver oil
Cod liver oil is a nutritional supplement derived from liver of cod fish. It has high levels of the omega-3 fatty acids, EPA and DHA, and very high levels of vitamin A and vitamin D. It is widely taken to ease the symptoms of arthritis and for other health benefits...

 --- corn oil
Corn oil
Corn oil is oil extracted from the germ of corn . Its main use is in cooking, where its high smoke point makes refined corn oil a valuable frying oil. It is also a key ingredient in some margarines. Corn oil is generally less expensive than most other types of vegetable oils. One bushel of corn...

 --- cottonseed oil
Cottonseed oil
Cottonseed oil is a cooking oil extracted from the seeds of cotton plant of various species, mainly Gossypium hirsutum and Gossypium herbaceum...

 --- croton oil
Croton oil
Croton oil is an oil prepared from the seeds of Croton tiglium, a tree belonging to the natural order Euphorbiales and family Euphorbiaceae, and native or cultivated in India and the Malay Archipelago. Small doses taken internally cause diarrhea. Externally, the oil can cause irritation and swelling...

 --- linseed oil
Linseed oil
Linseed oil, also known as flaxseed oil, is a clear to yellowish oil obtained from the dried ripe seeds of the flax plant . The oil is obtained by cold pressing, sometimes followed by solvent extraction...

 --- safflower oil --- sesame oil
Sesame oil
Sesame oil is an edible vegetable oil derived from sesame seeds. Besides being used as a cooking oil in South India, it is often used as a flavor enhancer in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and to a lesser extent Southeast Asian cuisine.The oil from the nutrient rich seed is popular in alternative...

 --- soybean oil
Soybean oil
Soybean oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of the soybean . It is one of the most widely consumed cooking oils. As a drying oil, processed soybean oil is also used as a base for printing inks and oil paints...

 --- triolein
Triolein
Triolein is a triglyceride and unsaturated fat formed from oleic acid. Triolein is used in Semipermeable membrane devices to collect organic compounds in form of a passive sampling device in water analysis. the collecting compound triolein is placed in a tube and set up in a cage like container...


--- fatty acids, unsaturated

--- arachidonic acids --- arachidonic acid
Arachidonic acid
Arachidonic acid is a polyunsaturated omega-6 fatty acid 20:4.It is the counterpart to the saturated arachidic acid found in peanut oil, Arachidonic acid (AA, sometimes ARA) is a polyunsaturated omega-6 fatty acid 20:4(ω-6).It is the counterpart to the saturated arachidic acid found in peanut oil,...

 --- hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acids --- 12-hydroxy-5,8,10,14-eicosatetraenoic acid --- eicosanoids --- 5,8,11,14-eicosatetraynoic acid --- 8,11,14-eicosatrienoic acid --- arachidonic acids --- arachidonic acid
Arachidonic acid
Arachidonic acid is a polyunsaturated omega-6 fatty acid 20:4.It is the counterpart to the saturated arachidic acid found in peanut oil, Arachidonic acid (AA, sometimes ARA) is a polyunsaturated omega-6 fatty acid 20:4(ω-6).It is the counterpart to the saturated arachidic acid found in peanut oil,...

 --- hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acids --- 12-hydroxy-5,8,10,14-eicosatetraenoic acid --- isoprostanes --- f2-isoprostanes --- leukotrienes --- leukotriene a4
Leukotriene A4
Leukotriene A4 is a leukotriene.Leukotriene A4 hydrolase converts it to Leukotriene B4....

 --- leukotriene b4
Leukotriene B4
Leukotriene B4 is a leukotriene involved in inflammation. It is produced from leukocytes in response to inflammatory mediators and is able to induce the adhesion and activation of leukocytes on the endothelium, allowing them to bind to and cross it into the tissue...

 --- srs-a --- leukotriene c4
Leukotriene C4
Leukotriene C4 is a leukotriene....

 --- leukotriene d4
Leukotriene D4
Leukotriene D4 is a leukotriene....

 --- leukotriene e4
Leukotriene E4
Leukotriene E4 is a leukotriene....

 --- prostaglandins --- prostaglandin endoperoxides --- prostaglandins g --- prostaglandins h --- prostaglandin h2
Prostaglandin H2
Prostaglandin H2 is a type of Prostaglandin which is derived from arachidonic acid and is a precursor for many other biologically significant molecules.It is acted upon by:* prostacyclin synthase to create prostacyclin...

 --- 15-hydroxy-11 alpha,9 alpha-(epoxymethano)prosta-5,13-dienoic acid --- prostaglandins a --- prostaglandins b --- prostaglandins d --- prostaglandin d2
Prostaglandin D2
Prostaglandin D2 is a prostaglandin that binds to the receptor PTGDR, as well as CRTH2. It is a major prostaglandin produced by mast cells – recruits Th2 cells, eosinophils, basophils. In mammalian organs, large amounts of PGD2 are found in the brain, in mast cells and found nowhere else...

 --- prostaglandins e --- dinoprostone
Dinoprostone
The naturally occurring prostaglandin E2 is known in medicine as dinoprostone. It has important effects in labour and also stimulates osteoblasts to release factors that stimulate bone resorption by osteoclasts...

 --- prostaglandins f --- dinoprost
Dinoprost
Prostaglandin F2α is pharmaceutically termed Dinoprost is a naturally occurring prostaglandin used in medicine to induce labor and as an abortifacient....

 --- 6-ketoprostaglandin f1 alpha --- prostaglandins i --- epoprostenol --- thromboxanes --- thromboxane a2
Thromboxane A2
Thromboxane A2 is a thromboxane. It is produced by activated platelets and has prothrombotic properties: it stimulates activation of new platelets as well as increases platelet aggregation. This is achieved by mediating expression of the glycoprotein complex GP IIb/IIIa in the cell membrane of...

 --- thromboxane b2
Thromboxane B2
Thromboxane B2 is an inactive metabolite/product of thromboxane A2. It is almost completely cleared in the urine.It itself is not involved in platelet activation and aggregation in case of a wound, but its precursor, thromboxane A2, is. Thromboxane A2 synthesis is the target of the drug aspirin,...

 --- eicosapentaenoic acid
Eicosapentaenoic acid
Eicosapentaenoic acid is an omega-3 fatty acid. In physiological literature, it is given the name 20:5. It also has the trivial name timnodonic acid...

 --- lipoxins --- prostaglandins --- prostaglandin endoperoxides --- prostaglandins g --- prostaglandins h --- prostaglandin h2
Prostaglandin H2
Prostaglandin H2 is a type of Prostaglandin which is derived from arachidonic acid and is a precursor for many other biologically significant molecules.It is acted upon by:* prostacyclin synthase to create prostacyclin...

 --- 15-hydroxy-11 alpha,9 alpha-(epoxymethano)prosta-5,13-dienoic acid --- prostaglandins a --- prostaglandins b --- prostaglandins d --- prostaglandin d2
Prostaglandin D2
Prostaglandin D2 is a prostaglandin that binds to the receptor PTGDR, as well as CRTH2. It is a major prostaglandin produced by mast cells – recruits Th2 cells, eosinophils, basophils. In mammalian organs, large amounts of PGD2 are found in the brain, in mast cells and found nowhere else...

 --- prostaglandins e --- alprostadil
Alprostadil
Prostaglandin E1 , known pharmaceutically as alprostadil, is a prostaglandin. It is a drug used in the treatment of erectile dysfunction and has vasodilatory properties.-Sexual dysfunction:...

 --- dinoprostone
Dinoprostone
The naturally occurring prostaglandin E2 is known in medicine as dinoprostone. It has important effects in labour and also stimulates osteoblasts to release factors that stimulate bone resorption by osteoclasts...

 --- prostaglandins f --- dinoprost
Dinoprost
Prostaglandin F2α is pharmaceutically termed Dinoprost is a naturally occurring prostaglandin used in medicine to induce labor and as an abortifacient....

 --- 6-ketoprostaglandin f1 alpha --- prostaglandins i --- epoprostenol --- prostaglandins, synthetic --- iloprost
Iloprost
Iloprost is a drug used to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension , scleroderma, Raynaud's phenomenon and ischemia. It was developed by the pharmaceutical company Schering AG and is marketed by Bayer Schering Pharma AG in Europe and Actelion Pharmaceuticals in the USA.-Clinical pharmacology:Iloprost...

 --- prostaglandin endoperoxides, synthetic --- prostaglandins a, synthetic --- prostaglandins e, synthetic --- arbaprostil --- 16,16-dimethylprostaglandin e2 --- enprostil
Enprostil
Enprostil is a synthetic prostaglandin designed to resemble dinoprostone....

 --- misoprostol
Misoprostol
Misoprostol is a drug that is used for the prevention of non steroidal anti inflammatory drug induced gastric ulcers, for early abortion, to treat missed miscarriage, and to induce labor. The latter use is controversial in the United States. Misoprostol was invented and marketed by G.D...

 --- rioprostil --- prostaglandins f, synthetic --- carboprost
Carboprost
Carboprost is a synthetic prostaglandin analogue of PGF2α with oxytocic properties....

 --- cloprostenol --- thromboxanes --- fatty acids, essential --- arachidonic acids --- arachidonic acid
Arachidonic acid
Arachidonic acid is a polyunsaturated omega-6 fatty acid 20:4.It is the counterpart to the saturated arachidic acid found in peanut oil, Arachidonic acid (AA, sometimes ARA) is a polyunsaturated omega-6 fatty acid 20:4(ω-6).It is the counterpart to the saturated arachidic acid found in peanut oil,...

 --- linoleic acids --- linoleic acid
Linoleic acid
Linoleic acid is an unsaturated n-6 fatty acid. It is a colorless liquid at room temperature. In physiological literature, it has a lipid number of 18:2...

 --- linolenic acids --- alpha-linolenic acid
Alpha-linolenic acid
α-Linolenic acid is an organic compound found in many common vegetable oils. In terms of its structure, it is named all-cis-9,12,15-octadecatrienoic acid. In physiological literature, it is given the name 18:3 ....

 --- gamma-linolenic acid
Gamma-Linolenic acid
γ-Linolenic acid is a fatty acid found primarily in vegetable oils...

 --- fatty acids, monounsaturated --- alprostadil
Alprostadil
Prostaglandin E1 , known pharmaceutically as alprostadil, is a prostaglandin. It is a drug used in the treatment of erectile dysfunction and has vasodilatory properties.-Sexual dysfunction:...

 --- capsaicin
Capsaicin
Capsaicin 2CHCH=CH4CONHCH2C6H3-4--3- ) is the active component of chili peppers, which are plants belonging to the genus Capsicum. It is an irritant for mammals, including humans, and produces a sensation of burning in any tissue with which it comes into contact...

 --- cilastatin
Cilastatin
Cilastatin is a chemical compound which inhibits the human enzyme dehydropeptidase.Dehydropeptidase is found in the kidney and is responsible for degrading the antibiotic imipenem. Cilastatin is therefore combined intravenously with imipenem in order to protect it from dehydropeptidase and prolong...

 --- crotonic acids --- crotonates --- erucic acids --- 6-ketoprostaglandin f1 alpha --- oleic acids --- oleic acid
Oleic acid
Oleic acid is a monounsaturated omega-9 fatty acid found in various animal and vegetable fats. It has the formula CH37CH=CH7COOH. It is an odorless, colourless oil, although commercial samples may be yellowish. The trans isomer of oleic acid is called elaidic acid...

 --- ricinoleic acids --- undecylenic acids --- fatty acids, omega-3 --- alpha-linolenic acid
Alpha-linolenic acid
α-Linolenic acid is an organic compound found in many common vegetable oils. In terms of its structure, it is named all-cis-9,12,15-octadecatrienoic acid. In physiological literature, it is given the name 18:3 ....

 --- docosahexaenoic acids --- eicosapentaenoic acid
Eicosapentaenoic acid
Eicosapentaenoic acid is an omega-3 fatty acid. In physiological literature, it is given the name 20:5. It also has the trivial name timnodonic acid...

 --- fatty acids, omega-6 --- gamma-linolenic acid
Gamma-Linolenic acid
γ-Linolenic acid is a fatty acid found primarily in vegetable oils...

 --- linoleic acids --- linoleic acid
Linoleic acid
Linoleic acid is an unsaturated n-6 fatty acid. It is a colorless liquid at room temperature. In physiological literature, it has a lipid number of 18:2...

 --- linoleic acids, conjugated --- gefarnate
Gefarnate
Gefarnate is a drug used for the treatment of gastric ulcers.It also has been proposed for use in the treatment of dry eye syndrome....

 --- ionomycin
Ionomycin
Ionomycin is an ionophore produced by the bacterium Streptomyces conglobatus. It is used in research to raise the intracellular level of calcium and as a research tool to understand Ca2+ transport across biological membranes....

 --- isoprostanes --- f2-isoprostanes --- linolenic acids --- alpha-linolenic acid
Alpha-linolenic acid
α-Linolenic acid is an organic compound found in many common vegetable oils. In terms of its structure, it is named all-cis-9,12,15-octadecatrienoic acid. In physiological literature, it is given the name 18:3 ....

 --- gamma-linolenic acid
Gamma-Linolenic acid
γ-Linolenic acid is a fatty acid found primarily in vegetable oils...

 --- sorbic acid
Sorbic acid
Sorbic acid, or 2,4-hexadienoic acid, is a natural organic compound used as a food preservative. It has the chemical formula C6H8O2. It is a colourless solid that is slightly soluble in water and sublimes readily...

 --- trans fatty acids

--- fatty acids, volatile

--- acetic acids --- acetic acid
Acetic acid
Acetic acid is an organic compound with the chemical formula CH3CO2H . It is a colourless liquid that when undiluted is also called glacial acetic acid. Acetic acid is the main component of vinegar , and has a distinctive sour taste and pungent smell...

 --- butyric acids --- butyric acid
Butyric acid
Butyric acid , also known under the systematic name butanoic acid, is a carboxylic acid with the structural formula CH3CH2CH2-COOH. Salts and esters of butyric acid are known as butyrates or butanoates...

 --- butyrates --- crotonic acids --- crotonates --- 3-hydroxybutyric acid --- hydroxybutyrates --- caproates --- hexanoic acids --- propionates --- propionic acids --- valerates --- pentanoic acids --- gemfibrozil
Gemfibrozil
Gemfibrozil is the generic name for an oral drug used to lower lipid levels. It belongs to a group of drugs known as fibrates. It is most commonly sold as the brand name, Lopid...

 --- valproic acid
Valproic acid
Valproic acid is a chemical compound that has found clinical use as an anticonvulsant and mood-stabilizing drug, primarily in the treatment of epilepsy, bipolar disorder, and, less commonly, major depression. It is also used to treat migraine headaches and schizophrenia...


--- myristic acids

--- myristates --- myristic acid
Myristic acid
Myristic acid, also called tetradecanoic acid, is a common saturated fatty acid with the molecular formula CH312COOH. A myristate is a salt or ester of myristic acid....


--- palmitic acids

--- palmitates --- palmitic acid
Palmitic acid
Palmitic acid, or hexadecanoic acid in IUPAC nomenclature, is one of the most common saturated fatty acids found in animals and plants. Its molecular formula is CH314CO2H. As its name indicates, it is a major component of the oil from palm trees . Palmitate is a term for the salts and esters of...


--- butanols

--- 1-butanol --- chlorobutanol
Chlorobutanol
Chlorobutanol, or trichloro-2-methyl-2-propanol, is a chemical preservative, sedative hypnotic and weak local anaesthetic similar in nature to chloral hydrate. It has antibacterial and antifungal properties...

 --- tert-butyl alcohol

--- triglycerides

--- triacetin
Triacetin
The triglyceride 1,2,3-triacetoxypropane is more generally known as triacetin and glycerin triacetate. It is the triester of glycerol and acetic acid....

 --- triolein
Triolein
Triolein is a triglyceride and unsaturated fat formed from oleic acid. Triolein is used in Semipermeable membrane devices to collect organic compounds in form of a passive sampling device in water analysis. the collecting compound triolein is placed in a tube and set up in a cage like container...


--- glycosphingolipids
Glycosphingolipids
Glycosphingolipids are a subtype of glycolipids containing the amino alcohol sphingosine. They include:* Cerebrosides* Gangliosides* Globosides...

--- acidic glycosphingolipids --- antigens, cd15 --- gangliosides --- g(m1) ganglioside --- g(m2) ganglioside --- g(m3) ganglioside --- sulfoglycosphingolipids --- neutral glycosphingolipids --- ceramides --- cerebrosides --- galactosylceramides --- glucosylceramides --- globosides --- lactosylceramides --- trihexosylceramides --- sphingomyelins --- psychosine

--- glycosylphosphatidylinositols

--- polyisoprenyl phosphate sugars

--- polyisoprenyl phosphate monosaccharides --- dolichol monophosphate mannose
Dolichol monophosphate mannose
Dolichol monophosphate mannose is a molecule involved in glycosylation....

 --- polyisoprenyl phosphate oligosaccharides

--- lipoproteins, hdl

--- lipoproteins, hdl cholesterol

--- lipoproteins, ldl

--- lipoproteins, ldl cholesterol

--- lipoproteins, vldl

--- lipoproteins, vldl cholesterol

--- phospholipids

--- glycerophosphates --- phosphatidic acids --- glycerophospholipids --- glycerylphosphorylcholine --- phosphatidylcholines --- dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine --- 1,2-dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine --- phosphatidylethanolamines --- phosphatidylglycerols --- cardiolipins --- phosphatidylinositols --- glycosylphosphatidylinositols --- phosphatidylinositol phosphates --- phosphatidylinositol 4,5-diphosphate --- phosphatidylserines --- phospholipid ethers --- plasmalogens --- platelet activating factor --- lysophospholipids --- lysophosphatidylcholines --- sphingomyelins

--- proteolipids

--- myelin proteolipid protein
Myelin proteolipid protein
Myelin proteolipid protein is the major myelin protein from the central nervous system . It plays an important role in the formation or maintenance of the multilamellar structure of myelin...


--- sphingolipids

--- glycosphingolipids
Glycosphingolipids
Glycosphingolipids are a subtype of glycolipids containing the amino alcohol sphingosine. They include:* Cerebrosides* Gangliosides* Globosides...

 --- acidic glycosphingolipids --- antigens, cd15 --- gangliosides --- g(m1) ganglioside --- g(m2) ganglioside --- g(m3) ganglioside --- sulfoglycosphingolipids --- neutral glycosphingolipids --- ceramides --- cerebrosides --- galactosylceramides --- glucosylceramides --- globosides --- lactosylceramides --- trihexosylceramides --- sphingomyelins --- psychosine

--- sterols

--- cholecalciferol
Cholecalciferol
Cholecalciferol is a form of vitamin D, also called vitamin D3 or calciol.It is structurally similar to steroids such as testosterone, cholesterol, and cortisol .-Forms:Vitamin D3 has several forms:...

 --- hydroxycholecalciferols --- calcifediol --- dihydroxycholecalciferols --- calcitriol
Calcitriol
Calcitriol , also called 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol or 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3, is the hormonally active form of vitamin D with three hydroxyl groups...

 --- 24,25-dihydroxyvitamin d 3 --- cholesterol
Cholesterol
Cholesterol is a complex isoprenoid. Specifically, it is a waxy steroid of fat that is produced in the liver or intestines. It is used to produce hormones and cell membranes and is transported in the blood plasma of all mammals. It is an essential structural component of mammalian cell membranes...

 --- azacosterol
Azacosterol
Azacosterol is a sterol. It is a derivative of cholesterol in which two carbon atoms have been replaced with nitrogen....

 --- cholestanol --- cholesterol, dietary --- cholesterol esters --- dehydrocholesterols --- desmosterol
Desmosterol
Desmosterol is a molecule similar to cholesterol. It is accumulated in desmosterolosis....

 --- hydroxycholesterols --- ketocholesterols --- lipoproteins, hdl cholesterol --- lipoproteins, ldl cholesterol --- lipoproteins, vldl cholesterol --- dihydrotachysterol
Dihydrotachysterol
Dihydrotachysterol is a synthetic vitamin D analog activated in the liver that does not require renal hydroxylation like vitamin D2 and vitamin D3 . DHT has a rapid onset of action , a shorter half-life, and a greater effect on mineralization of bone salts than does vitamin D....

 --- ergocalciferols --- 25-hydroxyvitamin d 2 --- lanosterol
Lanosterol
Lanosterol is a tetracyclic triterpenoid, which is the compound from which all steroids are derived.-Role in creation of steroids:Elaboration of lanosterol under enzyme catalysis leads to the core structure of steroids. 14-Demethylation of lanosterol by CYP51 eventually yields...


--- fish oils

--- cod liver oil
Cod liver oil
Cod liver oil is a nutritional supplement derived from liver of cod fish. It has high levels of the omega-3 fatty acids, EPA and DHA, and very high levels of vitamin A and vitamin D. It is widely taken to ease the symptoms of arthritis and for other health benefits...

 --- fatty acids, omega-3 --- docosahexaenoic acids --- eicosapentaenoic acid
Eicosapentaenoic acid
Eicosapentaenoic acid is an omega-3 fatty acid. In physiological literature, it is given the name 20:5. It also has the trivial name timnodonic acid...


--- oils, volatile

--- Tea Tree Oil (Melaleuca Oil) --- turpentine
Turpentine
Turpentine is a fluid obtained by the distillation of resin obtained from trees, mainly pine trees. It is composed of terpenes, mainly the monoterpenes alpha-pinene and beta-pinene...


--- plant oils
Plant oils
Plant oils or vegetable oils are oils derived from plant sources, as opposed to animal fats or petroleum. There are three primary types of plant oil, differing both the means of extracting the relevant parts of the plant, and in the nature of the resulting oil:# Vegetable fats and oils were...

--- castor oil
Castor oil
Castor oil is a vegetable oil obtained from the castor bean . Castor oil is a colorless to very pale yellow liquid with mild or no odor or taste. Its boiling point is and its density is 961 kg/m3...

 --- corn oil
Corn oil
Corn oil is oil extracted from the germ of corn . Its main use is in cooking, where its high smoke point makes refined corn oil a valuable frying oil. It is also a key ingredient in some margarines. Corn oil is generally less expensive than most other types of vegetable oils. One bushel of corn...

 --- cottonseed oil
Cottonseed oil
Cottonseed oil is a cooking oil extracted from the seeds of cotton plant of various species, mainly Gossypium hirsutum and Gossypium herbaceum...

 --- croton oil
Croton oil
Croton oil is an oil prepared from the seeds of Croton tiglium, a tree belonging to the natural order Euphorbiales and family Euphorbiaceae, and native or cultivated in India and the Malay Archipelago. Small doses taken internally cause diarrhea. Externally, the oil can cause irritation and swelling...

 --- iodized oil --- ethiodized oil --- linseed oil
Linseed oil
Linseed oil, also known as flaxseed oil, is a clear to yellowish oil obtained from the dried ripe seeds of the flax plant . The oil is obtained by cold pressing, sometimes followed by solvent extraction...

 --- safflower oil --- sesame oil
Sesame oil
Sesame oil is an edible vegetable oil derived from sesame seeds. Besides being used as a cooking oil in South India, it is often used as a flavor enhancer in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and to a lesser extent Southeast Asian cuisine.The oil from the nutrient rich seed is popular in alternative...

 --- soybean oil
Soybean oil
Soybean oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of the soybean . It is one of the most widely consumed cooking oils. As a drying oil, processed soybean oil is also used as a base for printing inks and oil paints...

 --- Tea Tree Oil (Melaleuca Oil)
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