Castor Oil Definition

noun
A colorless or yellowish oil from castor beans, used as a cathartic, lubricant, etc.
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adjective
Made of or relating to castor oil.
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Other Word Forms of Castor Oil

Noun

Singular:
castor oil
Plural:
castor oils

Origin of Castor Oil

  • Possibly from a former use as a substitute for castor in medicine

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Castor Oil Sentence Examples

  • Castor-oil should not be used as a purgative.

  • That's like getting an ice cream sundae with castor oil for topping.

  • Other products are tobacco, olives, castor-oil, peanuts, canary-seed, barley, rye, fruit and vegetables.

  • This, when cast into forms and allowed to harden and dry slowly, comes out as transparent soap. A class of transparent soap may also be made by the cold process, with the use of coco-nut oil, castor oil and sugar.

  • Besides these, tonka beans, anatto, vanilla, and castor-oil seeds form a part of the exports.

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