cocoa butter

noun

variants or less commonly
: a pale vegetable fat with a low melting point obtained from cacao beans

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That's because it's formulated with nourishing ingredients like castor oil and cocoa butter—and without harsh foaming agents, which can strip your scalp of natural moisture. Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 26 Oct. 2024 Last up, cocoa butter, which is an emollient that locks moisture into the skin. Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 15 July 2024 Each country brought its own specialty ingredients, like shea butter, cocoa butter, or black African soap. Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025 Each kit comes with 20 single-use bath pebbles that coat your skin in a soothing, moisture-replenishing mix of cocoa butter, jojoba oil, and baobab oil. Lauren Dana Ellman, Allure, 30 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cocoa butter 

Word History

First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cocoa butter was in 1868

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“Cocoa butter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cocoa%20butter. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

cocoa butter

noun
: a pale fat obtained from cacao beans

Medical Definition

cocoa butter

noun
variants or cacao butter
: a pale vegetable fat obtained from cacao beans that is used in the manufacture of chocolate candy, in cosmetics as an emollient, and in pharmacy for making suppositories

called also theobroma oil

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