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PRONUNCIATION OF CASTOR OIL

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CASTOR OIL

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Castor oil is a noun.
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WHAT DOES CASTOR OIL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Castor oil

Castor oil is a vegetable oil obtained by pressing the seeds of the Castor plant. The common name "castor oil", from which the plant gets its name, probably comes from its use as a replacement for castoreum, a perfume base made from the dried perineal glands of the beaver. Castor oil is a colorless to very pale yellow liquid with a distinct taste and odor once first ingested. Its boiling point is 313 °C and its density is 961 kg/m3. It is a triglyceride in which approximately 90 percent of fatty acid chains are ricinoleate. Oleate and linoleates are the other significant components. Castor oil and its derivatives are used in the manufacturing of soaps, lubricants, hydraulic and brake fluids, paints, dyes, coatings, inks, cold resistant plastics, waxes and polishes, nylon, pharmaceuticals and perfumes.

Definition of castor oil in the English dictionary

The definition of castor oil in the dictionary is 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.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CASTOR OIL

castled
Castleford
Castlereagh
castling
Castner
Castner process
castock
castor
Castor and Pollux
castor bean
castor sugar
castor-oil plant
castoreum
castory
castrametation
castrate
castrater
castrati
castration
castration complex

WORDS THAT END LIKE CASTOR OIL

argan oil
burn the midnight oil
coconut oil
cod-liver oil
cooking oil
crude oil
essential oil
fuel oil
gas oil
hair oil
heavy crude oil
Macassar oil
motor oil
olive oil
palm oil
sunflower oil
the good oil
tung oil
vegetable oil
virgin olive oil

Synonyms and antonyms of castor oil in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «castor oil» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CASTOR OIL

Find out the translation of castor oil to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of castor oil from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «castor oil» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

蓖麻油
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

aceite de ricino
570 millions of speakers

English

castor oil
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अरंडी के तेल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

زيت الخروع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

касторовое масло
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

óleo de rícino
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আধা তেল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

huile de ricin
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

minyak kastor
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Rizinusöl
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ヒマシ油
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

피마 자유
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lenga castor
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dầu thù đủ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆமணக்கு எண்ணெய்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एरंडेल तेल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Hint yağı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

olio di ricino
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

olej rycynowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

касторове масло
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ulei de ricin
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καστορέλαιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kasterolie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ricinolja
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lakserolje
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of castor oil

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CASTOR OIL»

The term «castor oil» is quite widely used and occupies the 51.251 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CASTOR OIL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about castor oil

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CASTOR OIL»

Discover the use of castor oil in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to castor oil and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Oil That Heals: A Physician's Success with Castor Oil ...
Dr. McGarey's book recounts case histories in which he succeeded in employing castor oil packs as a healing agent for a variety of disorders from constipation and arthritis to ovarian cysts, urinary problems and more.
William A. McGarey, 1993
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Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation: A Reference Guide to Fetal ...
LWBK780-SectionC1 LWW-Briggs-clinical January 7, 2011 CASTOR OIL C The uterine activity effect of castor oil, soap enema, hot bath, or a combination of all three was described in 60 women at 38–41 weeks' gestation in a 1959 study (7).
Gerald G. Briggs, Roger K. Freeman, Sumner J. Yaffe, 2011
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Energy Plant Species: Their Use and Impact on Environment ...
Description The castor oil plant is native to East Africa, though its present day dispersal is in all warm regions of the world (Gliese and Eitner, 1995). Castor grows wild or in cultivation. Originally it was a perennial plant, a tree growing over 10m ...
Nasir El Bassam, 1998
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Proceedings
The unique feature of castor oil for which it is so highly valued, is that ca. 90% of the fatty acids is ricinoleic acid. The fatty acid composition of different varieties is remarkably constant. Thirty-six oil samples from 22 varieties grown in Brazil ...
Thomas H. Applewhite, 1991
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Handbook of Green Chemicals
Standamox 01 dyeing assistant, PU foams Alkamuls® EL-620/LI; PEG-36 castor oil dyeing assistant, textile desizing ... 36 castor oil; PEG-40 castor oil; PEG castor oil; PEG-2 cocamine; PEG-15 cocamine; PEG-25 hydrogenated castor oil; ...
‎2004
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Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology
At one time, castor was grown in the United States and supplied about half of the U.S. demand for castor oil. The rest of the need was filled by imported castor beans for processing. As a result of the loss of crop parity and the rising cost of ...
Ching T. Hou, Jei-Fu Shaw, 2009
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Margaret Roberts' A-Z Herbs: Identifying Herbs, How to Grow ...
The castor oil plant is not indigenous to South Africa but in some places it grows almost like a weed. Its association with the dreaded castor oil purge of childhood makes many people wary of this decorative plant! However, it needs little ...
Margaret Roberts, 2000
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Diarrhoeal Diseases Research
Sir: It has recently been shown that inhibitors of nitric oxide synthese prevent diarrhoea induced by oral administration of castor oil in rats (1,2) raising the possibility of involvement of nitric oxide in this process. It is generally believed that nitric ...
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Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Chemical Substance ...
Castor oil, dehydrated, polymer with firten-butylbenzoic acid, isophthalic acid, pentaerythritol, phthalic an ydride and polyethylene glycol, compd. with triethylamine [70321-61-8*] Castor 011, dehydrated, polymer with coconut oil, glycerol, ...
‎1980
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Wild Crop Relatives: Genomic and Breeding Resources: Oilseeds
Castor bean's growth and yield increases in response to elevated CO2 levels; however, the castor oil content is unaffected (Vanaja et al. 2008). The properties and uses of ricin will be discussed later. After the extraction of the oil and the ...
Chittaranjan Kole, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CASTOR OIL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term castor oil is used in the context of the following news items.
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Rajkot Oilseed Complex Close- July 07
... Ghee 0,845-0,850 0,845-0,850 Castor oil commercial 1,330-1,335 1,330-1,335 Castor oil BSS 1,350-1,355 1,350-1,355 Closing Rajkot plant ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
2
Seal your lips
Ricinoleic acid, the main constituent of castor oil, has been identified in several large case series as the commonest current cause of allergic ... «Chandigarh Tribune, Jul 15»
3
A Visual Guide To All Of Those Unpronounceable Ingredients In …
Polyglycerol polyricionleate (PCPR), made from castor oil using basic soapmaking techniques, is used to save cocoa butter when making ... «Co.Exist, Jul 15»
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Bio Plasticizers Market by type, by application, by region - Trends …
The type of bio plasticizers include ESBO, citrates, castor oil, succinic acid, and others; while on the basis of its application, the segmentation ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
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How to double cleanse like a beauty pro, two good reasons why …
Her Neroli and Sweet Basil Cleansing Balm contains a number of natural oils including castor oil, which draws dirt out of the skin, and jojoba, ... «High50, Jul 15»
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Hair recipe: Aisha's daily spritz
Castor oil helps with hair growth and volume, while avocado oil helps to lock in moisture and combat dry scalp.” * Available at all good ... «DestinyConnect, Jul 15»
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Walk down the wrong street and you're back in prison: the …
... above a pharmacy in nearby Wood Green and arrested six men on suspicion of attempting to use the seeds of castor oil plants to make ricin, ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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5 home remedies for treating skin boils
Now, add a few drops of castor oil on the leaves and place these leaves on the boil. This will rupture the boil causing the pus to ooze out. «TheHealthSite, Jul 15»
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Edible oils decline during week
Among the non-edibles, castor oil also eased on reduced offtake by consuming ... Castor oil shed Rs 50 at RS 9,700-9,800 per quintal due to ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
10
Use castor oil for relief from constipation
Natural and sans side effects, castor oil as a purgative is much better than a chemical laxative. You may also like to read about some more ... «TheHealthSite, Jul 15»

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