castor-oil

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

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Meanings

nouncastor-oil (countable and uncountable, plural castor-oils)

plural castor-oils

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of castor oil.
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