castor oil
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Etymology
From its medicinal use in succession to castor.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɑː.stə ˌɔɪl/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkæ.stɚ ˌɔɪl/
Noun
castor oil (countable and uncountable, plural castor oils)
- The pale yellow vegetable oil extracted from the castor bean; used as a laxative and an industrial lubricant.
- Synonym: ricinus oil
- Hypernyms: seed oil, < vegetable oil, < oil
- Coordinate terms: olive oil, palm oil; more
- 2020, Avni Doshi, Burnt Sugar, Hamish Hamilton, page 127:
- Every six months, spoonfuls of castor oil were administered to combat constipation.
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- “castor oil”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “castor oil”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.