CASTOR OIL


Meaning of CASTOR OIL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Etymology: probably from its former use as a substitute for castoreum in medicine

Date: 1746

: a pale viscous fatty oil from castor beans used especially as a cathartic and as a lubricant and plasticizer

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