rapeseed oil

[ reyp-seed oil ]

nounChemistry.
  1. Also called col·za oil [kol-zuh, kohl-] /ˈkɒl zə, ˈkoʊl-/ . a brownish-yellow oil with unpalatable or toxic levels of erucic acid and glucosin, expressed from the seeds of the rapeseed plant and used chiefly as a lubricant and an illuminant and in the manufacture of rubber substitutes and biodiesel.

Origin of rapeseed oil

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First recorded in 1535–45
  • Also called rape oil [reyp-oil] /ˈreɪp ˌɔɪl/

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rapeseed oil

noun
  1. oil extracted from rapeseed, used as a lubricant, as a constituent of soaps, etc: Also called: rape oil, colza oil

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