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rapeseed oil

[ reyp-seed oil ]

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. Also called col·za oil [kol, -z, uh, kohl, -]. a brownish-yellow oil with unpalatable or toxic levels of erucic acid and glucosin, expressed from the seeds of the rapeseed plant and used chiefly as a lubricant and an illuminant and in the manufacture of rubber substitutes and biodiesel.


rapeseed oil

noun

  1. oil extracted from rapeseed, used as a lubricant, as a constituent of soaps, etc Also calledrape oilcolza oil
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of rapeseed oil1

First recorded in 1535–45
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Example Sentences

Meals begin with a glass of sparkling apple cider from nearby Ørbæk and a cakelike focaccia made with local rapeseed oil.

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