colza oil

British  

noun

1. the oil obtained from the seeds of the rape plant and used in making lubricants and synthetic rubber

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colza oil

Mineral oil was not discovered until nearly 60 years later, at which time, in country districts where gas was not available, the lights were tallow candles and colza oil.

From Time Magazine Archive

It is not easy to alter this, but colza oil will at least prevent the surface skinning over.

From Paper and Printing Recipes A Handy Volume of Practical Recipes, Concerning the Every-Day Business of Stationers, Printers, Binders, and the Kindred Trades by Ford, J. Sawtelle

The matches were damp, the wick wanted trimming, and the colza oil was a long time before it gave out a flame.

From The Wireless Officer by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)

Furneaux recognized the pungent scent of the colza oil used in policemen's lamps.

From The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley by Tracy, Louis

A certain freshman, stealing down his staircase with a can of colza oil to feed the flames, was confronted by our missing Senior Fellow.

From The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir