"castor oil" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkɑː.stə ˌɔɪl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkæ.stɚ ˌɔɪl/ [General-American] Forms: castor oils [plural]
Etymology: From its medicinal use in succession to castor. Etymology templates: {{m|en|castor}} castor Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} castor oil (countable and uncountable, plural castor oils)
  1. The pale yellow vegetable oil extracted from the castor bean; used as a laxative and an industrial lubricant. Wikipedia link: castor oil Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Fats and oils Synonyms: ricinus oil, castor-oil Derived forms: castor oil plant Related terms: castoreum, ricinoleic acid Translations (Translations): κίκι (kíki) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), oli de ricí [masculine] (Catalan), 蓖麻油 (bìmáyóu) (Chinese Mandarin), risiiniöljy (Finnish), huile de ricin [feminine] (French), aceite de rícino [masculine] (Galician), Rizinusöl [neuter] (German), καστορέλαιο (kastorélaio) [neuter] (Greek), ρετσινόλαδο (retsinólado) [neuter] (Greek), દિવેલ (divel) [neuter] (Gujarati), ricinusolaj (Hungarian), 蓖麻子油 (himashiyu) (alt: ひましゆ) (Japanese), майсана (maisana) (Kazakh), mbarĩki (Kikuyu), maguta ma mbarĩki (Kikuyu), 피마자유 (pimajayu) (Korean), рицинусово масло (ricinusovo maslo) [neuter] (Macedonian), akʼah agháhwiizídígíí (Navajo), olej rycynowy [masculine] (Polish), óleo de rícino [masculine] (Portuguese), ਕਸਟਰੈਲ (kasṭarail) [masculine] (Punjabi), ulei de ricin [neuter] (Romanian), касто́ровое ма́сло (kastórovoje máslo) [neuter] (Russian), касто́рка (kastórka) [feminine] (Russian), aceite de ricino [masculine] (Spanish), kastroli (Sranan Tongo), ricinolja [common-gender] (Swedish), langis ng tangan-tangan (Tagalog), aseyte-de-kastor (Tagalog), ఆముదము (āmudamu) (Telugu), рици́нова олія (rycýnova olija) [feminine] (Ukrainian), касто́рова олія (kastórova olija) (Ukrainian), касто́рка (kastórka) [feminine] (Ukrainian)

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  "word": "castor oil"
}

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