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Definition of Cocoa butter
1. Noun. A yellow-white fat from cocoa beans.
Generic synonyms: Fat
2. Noun. The vegetable fat from the cacao that is extracted from chocolate liquor; the basis for white chocolate.
Definition of Cocoa butter
1. Noun. The fat that is extracted from the cocoa bean to make chocolate; it has a relatively sharp melting point so does not feel greasy when eaten. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Cocoa butter
1. The fat obtained from the wasted seed of Theobroma cacao (family Sterculiaceae); it contains the glycerides of stearic, palmitic, oleic, arichidic, and linoleic acids; used as a base for suppositories and ointments and, in operative dentistry, as a lubricant and protective. Synonym: cacao butter, cocoa butter, cacao oil. Origin: G. Theos, a god, + broma, food (05 Mar 2000)
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