ALL meanings of castor oil
cas·tor oil
C c - 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 oil of castor bean 1
- 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 the pale yellow vegetable oil extracted from the castor bean; used as a laxative and an industrial lubricant. 0