rapeseed oil
[ reyp-seed oil ]
/ ˈreɪpˌsid ˌɔɪl /
noun Chemistry.
Also called col·za oil [kol-zuh, kohl-] /ˈkɒl zə, ˈkoʊl-/ . 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.
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Also called rape oil [reyp-oil] /ˈreɪp ˌɔɪl/
Origin of rapeseed oil
First recorded in 1535–45
Words nearby rapeseed oil
Rapamune, Rapa Nui, rape, rape culture, rapeseed, rapeseed oil, rap full, rap group, Raphael, Raphaelesque, raphe
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British Dictionary definitions for rapeseed oil
rapeseed oil
noun
oil extracted from rapeseed, used as a lubricant, as a constituent of soaps, etcAlso called: rape oil, colza oil
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