Meaning

1 senses
  1. (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 sentences
  1. Some people believe that castor oil is good for hair.

Translations

9 languages
Українська
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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Forms

plural: castor oils

Synonyms

1 synonyms

Word family

2 related words

See also

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