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Definition of Castor oil

Castor oil
Castor oil Cas"tor oil (k[a^]s"t[~e]r oil`). A mild cathartic oil, expressed or extracted from the seeds of the Ricinus communis, or Palma Christi. When fresh the oil is inodorous and insipid. Castor-oil plant. Same as Palma Christi.

Meaning of Castor oil from wikipedia

- Castor oil is a vegetable oil pressed from castor beans, the seeds of the plant Ricinus communis. The seeds are 40 to 60 percent oil. It is a colourless...
- Ricinus communis, the castor bean or castor oil plant, is a species of perennial flowering plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. It is the sole species...
- steered wheel Castor oil plant, plant from which castor bean grows Castor oil, oil of the castor bean Castor wax, produced from castor oil Castor, a genus...
- and a hydroxy acid. It is a major component of the seed oil obtained from the seeds of castor plant (Ricinus communis L., Euphorbiaceae), the plant that...
- False castor oil plant is the common name of two plants: Datura stramonium (jimsonweed, thorn-apple, devil's snare), from Mexico Fatsia ****onica (fatsi...
- in castor oil. Many industrial uses. Possible substitute for castor oil as it requires much less moisture than castor beans. Brucea javanica oil, extracted...
- Castor wax, also called hydrogenated castor oil, is an opaque, white vegetable wax. It is produced by the hydrogenation of pure castor oil often in the...
- carbohydrate-binding protein) and a highly potent toxin produced in the seeds of the castor oil plant, Ricinus communis. The median lethal dose (LD50) of ricin for mice...
- the presence of a hydroxyl group on the fatty acid. Castor oil is a precursor to Nylon 11. Castor oil may also be reacted with epichlorohydrin to make a...
- of castor oil. Other oils that are commonly used are jojoba oil, sweet almond oil, coconut oil, argan oil, rosehip oil, sunflower oil, Safflower oil, and...