castor oil

cas·tor oil

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kas-ter, kah-ster oil]
- /ˈkæs tər, ˈkɑ stər ɔɪl/
- /ˈkɑː.stər ɔɪl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kas-ter, kah-ster oil]
- /ˈkæs tər, ˈkɑ stər ɔɪl/

Definitions of castor oil words

uncountable noun castor oil Castor oil is a thick yellow oil that is obtained from the seeds of the castor oil plant. It has a very unpleasant taste and in former times was used as a medicine. 3
noun castor oil a colourless or yellow glutinous oil obtained from the seeds of the castor-oil plant and used as a fine lubricant and as a cathartic 3
noun castor oil a colorless or yellowish oil from castor beans, used as a cathartic, lubricant, etc. 3
noun castor oil a colorless to pale yellow, viscid liquid, usually obtained from the castor bean by a pressing process: used as a lubricant, in the manufacture of certain soaps and creams, and in medicine chiefly as a cathartic. 1
noun castor oil oil of castor bean 1
noun castor oil the pale yellow vegetable oil extracted from the castor bean; used as a laxative and an industrial lubricant. 0

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Origin of castor oil

First appearance:

before 1740

One of the 48% newest English words

1740-50; castor (perhaps variant spelling of caster) + oil; perhaps so called because of its purgative effect

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castor oil popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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