CASTOR OIL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does castor oil mean? 

• CASTOR OIL (noun)
  The noun CASTOR OIL has 1 sense:

1. a purgative extracted from the seed of the castor-oil plant; used in paint and varnish as well as medically

  Familiarity information: CASTOR OIL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CASTOR OIL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A purgative extracted from the seed of the castor-oil plant; used in paint and varnish as well as medically

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("castor oil" is a kind of...):

aperient; cathartic; physic; purgative (a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels)

Meronyms (substance of "castor oil"):

ricinoleic acid (an oily fatty acid found in castor oil and used in soap)

 Context examples 

Hydrogenated castor oil has many industrial applications.

(Hydrogenated Castor Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

Castor oil has many industrial applications and is used medicinally as a laxative and as an excipient.

(Castor Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

A wax-like hydrogenated derivative of castor oil.

(Hydrogenated Castor Oil, NCI Thesaurus)