rapeseed oil

American

[reyp-seed oil] / ˈreɪpˌsid ˌɔɪl /

noun

Chemistry.

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.
canola oil.

rapeseed oil British

noun

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

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