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

Definition for colza oil (2 of 2)

colza oil

noun Chemistry.

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