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

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