rapeseed oil

[ reyp-seed oil ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. Also called col·za oil [kol, -z, uh, kohl, -]. a brownish-yellow oil with unpalatable or toxic levels of erucic acid and glucosin, expressed from the seeds of the rapeseed plant and used chiefly as a lubricant and an illuminant and in the manufacture of rubber substitutes and biodiesel.
2. canola oil ( def ).

rapeseed oil

noun

1. oil extracted from rapeseed, used as a lubricant, as a constituent of soaps, etc Also calledrape oilcolza oil

Word History and Origins

Origin of rapeseed oil¹

First recorded in 1535–45

Example Sentences

Meals begin with a glass of sparkling apple cider from nearby Ørbæk and a cakelike focaccia made with local rapeseed oil.

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