CASTOR OIL

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A purgative extracted from the seed of the castor-oil plant; used in paint and varnish as well as medically

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("castor oil" is a kind of...):

aperient; cathartic; physic; purgative (a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels)

Meronyms (substance of "castor oil"):

ricinoleic acid (an oily fatty acid found in castor oil and used in soap)