Definition of Rapeseed oil

1. Noun. Edible light yellow to brown oil from rapeseed used also as a lubricant or illuminant.

Exact synonyms: Colza Oil, Rape Oil
Substance meronyms: Rapeseed
Generic synonyms: Oil

Definition of Rapeseed oil

1. Noun. a thick brownish-yellow oil expressed from rapeseed, used chiefly for lubricating and in the manufacture of soap and india-rubber ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Rapeseed oil

1. The compressed oil from the seeds of Brassica campestris (family Cruciferae); used in the manufacture of soaps, margarine, and lubricants. Origin: L. Rapa, turnip (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rapeseed Oil

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rapeseed oil (current term)
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Literary usage of Rapeseed oil

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Methods of Organic Analysis by Henry Clapp Sherman (1905)
"DETECTION OF rapeseed oil. . The acrid taste of this oil would prevent the use ... rapeseed oil is less soluble than olive oil in acetic acid, but mixtures ..."

2. Methods of Organic Analysis by Henry Clapp Sherman (1905)
"DETECTION OF rapeseed oil. The acrid taste of this oil would prevent the use of ... rapeseed oil is less soluble than olive oil in acetic acid, but mixtures ..."

3. Methods of Organic Analysis by Henry Clapp Sherman (1905)
"DETECTION OF rapeseed oil. The acrid taste of this oil would prevent the use of ... rapeseed oil is less soluble than olive oil in acetic acid, but mixtures ..."

4. Pharmaceutical Journal by Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (1868)
"In Europe our petroleum has to compete with rapeseed oil, which, in France, ... In England whale oil was used of late years alongside of rapeseed oil. ..."

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