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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.
Also called rapeseed oil, colza oil.


Origin:
1535–45
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rape oil  
n.  The edible oil extracted from rapeseed, also used as a lubricant and in the manufacture of various products. Also called rapeseed oil.
rapeseed oil  
n.  See rape oil.
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Main Entry: rape oil
Function: noun
: RAPESEED OIL

Main Entry: rapeseed oil
Function: noun
: a nondrying or semidrying oil obtained from rapeseed and turnip seed and used chiefly as a lubricant, illuminant, and foodcalled also rape oil
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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