rape oil
noun Chemistry.
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.
Origin of rape oil
First recorded in 1535–45
Words nearby rape oil
rapallo,
rape,
rape culture,
rape of lucrece, the,
rape of the lock, the,
rape oil,
rapeseed,
rapeseed oil,
raphael,
raphaelesque,
raphe
Definition for colza oil (2 of 2)
Example sentences from the Web for colza oil
Colza-oil is yielded by rape-seed and olive-oil is extracted from ripe olives.
Artificial Light |M. Luckiesh
British Dictionary definitions for colza oil
colza oil
noun
the oil obtained from the seeds of the rape plant and used in making lubricants and synthetic rubber