| castor oil n. A colorless or pale yellowish oil extracted from the seeds of the castor-oil plant, used pharmaceutically as a laxative and skin softener and industrially as a lubricant. [Possibly from a former use as a substitute for castor in medicine.] |
castor oil
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) (Medicine) a colourless or yellow glutinous oil obtained from the seeds of the castor-oil plant and used as a fine lubricant and as a cathartic
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| Noun | 1. |  castor oil - a purgative extracted from the seed of the castor-oil plant; used in paint and varnish as well as medicallyricinoleic acid - an oily fatty acid found in castor oil and used in soap |
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castor oil
n → Rizinus(öl) nt
an oil from a tropical plant, used in medicine etc. kasterolie زَيْتُ الخَرْوَع рициново масло ricinový olej amerikansk olie das Rizinusöl ρετσινόλαδο aceite de ricino riitsinusõli روغن کرچک risiiniöljy huile de ricin שֶׁמֶן קִיק अरंडी का तेल ricinusovo ulje ricinusolaj kastroli laxerolía olio di ricino ひまし油 아주까리 기름 ricina rīcineļļa minyak jarak wonderolie lakserolje olej rycynowy óleo de rícino ulei de ricin касторовое масло ricínový olej ricinovo olje ulje od ricinusa ricinolja น้ำมันที่ได้จากพืชชนิดหนึ่ง hint yağı 蓖麻油 рицинова олія, рицина ارنڈ کا تیل dầu thầu dầu 蓖麻油
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