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A slightly yellowish or ivory-colored natural fat extracted from fruit of the shea tree (Vitellaria paradoxa) by crushing and boiling, widely used in cosmetics as a moisturizer and an emollient, as a cooking oil in West Africa, and sometimes used in the chocolate industry as a substitute for cocoa butter.
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shea butter
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shea butter
IPA(Pronunciation)
Noun
uncountable
usually
A
slightly
yellowish
or
ivory-colored
natural
fat
extracted
from
fruit
of
the
shea
tree
(Vitellaria
paradoxa)
by
crushing
and
boiling,
widely
used
in
cosmetics
as
a
moisturizer
and
an
emollient,
as
a
cooking
oil
in
West
Africa,
and
sometimes
used
in
the
chocolate
industry
as
a
substitute
for
cocoa
butter.
Japanese Meaning
シアバター：シアの木（Vitellaria paradoxa）の果実から砕いて煮沸して抽出される、わずかに黄色みを帯びたまたは象牙色の天然脂肪。 / 用途：化粧品では保湿剤や軟化剤として使用され、西アフリカでは料理用油、またチョコレート産業ではココアバターの代わりとして利用される。
Sense（1）
A
slightly
yellowish
or
ivory-colored
natural
fat
extracted
from
fruit
of
the
shea
tree
(Vitellaria
paradoxa)
by
crushing
and
boiling,
widely
used
in
cosmetics
as
a
moisturizer
and
an
emollient,
as
a
cooking
oil
in
West
Africa,
and
sometimes
used
in
the
chocolate
industry
as
a
substitute
for
cocoa
butter.
（ plural ）
