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castor oil en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈkɑː.stə ˌɔɪl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈkæ.stɚ ˌɔɪl/ (General-American)

Etymology

From its medicinal use in succession to castor.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The pale yellow vegetable oil extracted from the castor bean; used as a laxative and an industrial lubricant.
    • Every six months, spoonfuls of castor oil were administered to combat constipation. 2020, Avni Doshi, Burnt Sugar, Hamish Hamilton, page 127:

Forms

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castor oils Number=Plur lexicographic
castor-oil alternative lexicographic

Coordinates

olive oil · more · palm oil

Deriveds

castor oil bean · castor oil plant

Hypernyms

oil · vegetable oil · seed oil

Relateds

castoreum · ricinoleic acid

Synonyms

ricinus oil

Translations (43)

ca oli de ricí (vegetable oil) · tl langis ng tangan-tangan (vegetable oil) · sv ricinolja (vegetable oil) · su kastroli (vegetable oil) · uk касто́рка (vegetable oil) · ko 피마자유 (vegetable oil) · ta ஆமணக்கெண்ணெய் (vegetable oil) · el καστορέλαιο (vegetable oil) · hu ricinusolaj (vegetable oil) · uk касто́рова олія (vegetable oil) · te ఆముదము (vegetable oil) · nl castorolie (vegetable oil) · ki maguta ma mbarĩki (vegetable oil) · nv akʼah agháhwiizídígíí (vegetable oil) · cmn 蓖麻油 (vegetable oil) · ro ulei de ricin (vegetable oil) · uk рици́нова олія (vegetable oil) · fi risiiniöljy (vegetable oil) · kk майсана (vegetable oil) · pt óleo de rícino (vegetable oil) · es aceite de ricino (vegetable oil) · gl aceite de rícino (vegetable oil) · pa ਕਸਟਰੈਲ (vegetable oil) · it olio di ricino (vegetable oil) · mk рицинусово масло (vegetable oil) · tr Hint yağı (vegetable oil) · unm shemèk (vegetable oil) · srn kastroli (vegetable oil) · bg рициново масло (vegetable oil) · ru касто́ровое ма́сло (vegetable oil) · eo ricinoleo (vegetable oil) · nl ricinusolie (vegetable oil) · ta விளக்கெண்ணெய் (vegetable oil) · pl olej rycynowy (vegetable oil) · ki mbarĩki (vegetable oil) · de Rizinusöl (vegetable oil) · fr huile de ricin (vegetable oil) · gu દિવેલ (vegetable oil) · ru касто́рка (vegetable oil) · ja 蓖麻子油 (vegetable oil) · tl aseyte-de-kastor (vegetable oil) · el ρετσινόλαδο (vegetable oil) · grc κίκι (vegetable oil)