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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
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Word History
First Known Use
1971, in the meaning defined above
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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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