rape-seed 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.
Also called rapeseed oil, colza oil.
Origin:
1535–45
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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