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Chem.a brownish-yellow oil obtained by expression from rapeseed and used chiefly as a lubricant, an illuminant, and in the manufacture of rubber substitutes. Also called rapeseed oil, colza oil.[1535-45]
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rape oil — rape′ oil n. chem. a brownish yellow oil expressed from rapeseed and used chiefly as a lubricant, an illuminant, and in the manufacture of rubber substitutes. Also called rape′seed oil • Etymology: 1535–45 … From formal English to slang
rape oil — n. a thick oil extracted from rapeseed, used as a lubricant, illuminant, etc.: also rapeseed oil … English World dictionary
rape oil — n RAPESEED OIL … Medical dictionary
rape oil — noun edible light yellow to brown oil from rapeseed used also as a lubricant or illuminant • Syn: ↑rapeseed oil, ↑colza oil • Hypernyms: ↑oil • Substance Holonyms: ↑rapeseed * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
rape oil — rapsų aliejus statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Aliejus, gaminamas iš rapsų (Brassica napus) sėklų. atitikmenys: angl. colza oil; rape oil; rapeseed oil rus. рапсовое масло … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
rape-oil — n. Colza oil, oil of rape seed … New dictionary of synonyms
rape oil — noun see rapeseed oil … New Collegiate Dictionary
rape oil — noun rapeseed oil … Wiktionary
rape-oil — … Useful english dictionary
Rape — Rape, n. [L. rapa, rapum, akin to Gr. ra pys, ra fys, G. r[ u]be.] (Bot.) A name given to a variety or to varieties of a plant of the turnip kind, grown for seeds and herbage. The seeds are used for the production of rape oil, and to a limited… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
