rape oil

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.
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Also called rapeseed oil, colza oil.

Origin:
1535–45
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Rape oil is always a great word to know.
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a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C3N3(NH2)3, used chiefly in organic synthesis and in the manufacture of resins
noting compounds that readily decompose or change into other compounds
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rape oil

noun
edible light yellow to brown oil from rapeseed used also as a lubricant or illuminant 
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