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
British Dictionary definitions for rapeseed oil
rapeseed oil
noun
oil extracted from rapeseed, used as a lubricant, as a constituent of soaps, etc
Also called: rape oil, colza oil