castor oil
castor oil · castor oils
рицинова олія, касторова олія, касторка
касторовое масло, касторка
Rizinusöl
The pale yellow vegetable oil extracted from the castor beanThe pale yellow vegetable oil extracted from the castor bean; used as a laxative and an industrial lubricant.
UK/ˈkɑː.stə ˌɔɪl/US/ˈkæ.stɚ ˌɔɪl/
» Some people believe that castor oil is good for hair.
katix824 · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The pale yellow vegetable oil extracted from the castor bean; used as a laxative and an industrial lubricant.
Rizinusöl
касто́ровое ма́слоkastórovoje máslo, касто́ркаkastórka
рици́нова оліяrycýnova olija, касто́рова оліяkastórova olija, касто́ркаkastórka
a purgative extracted from the seed of the castor-oil plant; used in paint and varnish as well as medically
Examples
1 sentencesSome people believe that castor oil is good for hair.
Translations
9 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
vegetable oil:
Русский
By meaning 1
vegetable oil:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
vegetable oil:
Origin
From its medicinal use in succession to castor.From its medicinal use in succession to castor.
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plural: castor oilsSynonyms
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