Also known as arachis oil, which may also be obtained soxhlet extraction or by expression from the seeds of Arachis hypogaea (Legumunosae) (earth-nut, ground-nut, peanut) which is a small annual plant. Arachis or peanut oil consists of the glyceried of oleic, linoleic, palmitic, arachidic, stearic, lignoceric and other acids.