Word Origin and History for pigment Expand. n. late 14c., from Latin pigmentum coloring matter, pigment, paint, figuratively prnament, from stem of pingere to color, paint (see paint (v.)). Variants of this word could have been known in Old English (e.g. 12c. pyhmentum). As a verb from 1900.
Vegetable oils are oils that have been extracted from various seeds. The most common include rapeseed (canola oil), soybean, corn, sunflower, safflower, peanut, etc. Unlike coconut oil or olive oil that can be extracted by pressing, these new-fangled oils have to be extracted in very unnatural ways.
Any oil that is derived from a plant, as opposed to an animal, can be called vegetable oil. In practice, though, about 85 percent of whatâs labeled vegetable oil in the United States is pure soybean oil, says Robert Reeves, president of the Institute of Shortening and Edible Oils.Thatâs because producers wouldnât want to slap a generic label on a more expensive oil like olive or peanut.n practice, though, about 85 percent of whatâs labeled vegetable oil in the United States is pure soybean oil, says Robert Reeves, president of the Institute of Shortening and Edible Oils.