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.
The vegetable oil found in most grocery stores is highly processed soybean oil (can also be highly refined cottonseed, safflower, corn or grapeseed). They are processed under high heat, pressure, industrial solvents (such as hexane). Note-In the case of soybean oil, the overwhelming majority is grown using genetically modified (GMO) crops that have been heavily sprayed with RoundUp weed killer.