cooking spray

noun

: an aerosol that contains vegetable oil for spraying on cookware to prevent food from sticking

Examples of cooking spray in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Coat a 9×13-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray. Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2024 Lightly spray a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan with vegetable oil cooking spray. Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 15 June 2024 Spray the inside of your plastic eggs with cooking spray to ensure that the mixture doesn’t get stuck. Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 20 Mar. 2024 Give it a spritz with cooking spray or a quick pass with butter to grease the surface. Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for cooking spray 

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Word History

First Known Use

1971, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cooking spray was in 1971

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“Cooking spray.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cooking%20spray. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

cooking spray

noun
: an aerosol that contains vegetable oil and that is sprayed on cookware (as frying pans) to prevent food from sticking
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