cocoa butter

noun

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

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Key ingredients: Vitamin E, aloe vera, cocoa butter / Fragrance: Yes / Size: 8 oz. Marilyn La Jeunesse, Glamour, 14 Apr. 2025 Each shade is boosted with a cooling hit of peppermint—sans stickiness—and moisturizes lips with a dreamy combo of lanolin, cocoa butter, and vitamin E. Sarah Madaus, Allure, 3 Apr. 2025 Rescue Lip Relief is enriched with responsibly sourced beeswax, shea and cocoa butter to protect the lips' natural moisture barrier. Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025 Cocoa: Cocoa and cocoa butter benefit the skin and can be applied topically to improve hydration and elasticity. Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 25 Feb. 2025 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 29 Apr. 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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