castor oil

See also: castor-oil

English

Alternative forms

castor-oil

Noun

castor oil (countable and uncountable, plural castor oils)

The pale yellow vegetable oil extracted from the castor bean; used as a laxative and an industrial lubricant.

Synonyms

(oil): ricinus oil

Derived terms

castor oil plant

Translations

pale yellow vegetable oil

Chinese:
Mandarin: 蓖麻油 (zh) (bìmáyóu)
Finnish: risiiniöljy
French: huile de ricin (fr) f
Galician: aceite de rícino (gl) m
German: Rizinusöl n
Greek: καστορέλαιο (el) n (kastorélaio), ρετσινόλαδο (el) n (retsinólado)
Japanese: 蓖麻子油 (ja) (ひましゆ, himashiyu)
Kazakh: майсана (maysana)

Kikuyu: mbarĩki, maguta ma mbarĩki
Korean: 피마자유 (pimajayu)
Navajo: akʼah agháhwiizídígíí
Portuguese: óleo de rícino m
Russian: касто́ровое ма́сло (ru) n (kastórovoje máslo), касто́рка (ru) f (kastórka)
Spanish: aceite de ricino (es) m
Tagalog: langis ng tangantangan
Telugu: ఆముదము (te) (āmudamu)

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