rape oil

rape oil

n.

The oil extracted from rapeseed, used in foodstuffs and as a lubricant and a fuel. Also called rapeseed oil.

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rape′ oil`

n.

a brownish yellow oil expressed from rapeseed and used chiefly as a lubricant, an illuminant, and in the manufacture of rubber substitutes. Also called rape′seed oil`.

[1535–45]

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Noun

1.

rape oil - edible light yellow to brown oil from rapeseed used also as a lubricant or illuminant colza oil, rapeseed oil rapeseed - seed of rape plants; source of an edible oil oil - a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water

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Translations

rape oil

n → Rapsöl nt

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