rapeseed oil

American  

[reyp-seed oil] / ˈreɪpˌsid ˌɔɪl /

noun

Chemistry.

1. Also called colza oil.  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.

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rapeseed oil British  

noun

1. Also called: rape oil.   colza oil.  oil extracted from rapeseed, used as a lubricant, as a constituent of soaps, etc

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Etymology

Origin of rapeseed oil

First recorded in 1535–45

Example Sentences

Price gains for palm, soy, and sunflower oils—driven by seasonal supply slowdowns, tight export availability, and strong demand—more than offset a decline in rapeseed oil prices due to ample EU supplies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Tsvyk also will produce different products he knows he can sell without incurring exorbitant costs, such as sunflower and rapeseed oil, and lessen his reliance on grain exports.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 14, 2023

It's already commercially available and is made from a blend of plant oils and sugars derived from corn, wheat, rapeseed oil, coconut oil and potatoes.

From Salon • Sep. 21, 2022

Suppliers can already switch to using rapeseed oil due to what the watchdog says are "extraordinary circumstances".

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2022

We imported in 1851, from Trance, 289 tuns of rapeseed oil, worth about £17,000, on which there was no duty levied.

From The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. by Simmonds, P. L.