rape oil
–noun Chemistry. | a brownish-yellow oil obtained by expression from rapeseed and used chiefly as a lubricant, an illuminant, and in the manufacture of rubber substitutes. |
Origin: 1535–45
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noun : RAPESEED OIL
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