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Look up: Castor Oil

  1. Castor Bean Oil
    Derived from the beans of the plant, castor oil is also used medicinally.
    Found on http://www.ccnphawaii.com/glossary-c.htm

  2. Castor Oil
    Castor oil is London Cockney rhyming slang for royal.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  3. Castor Oil
    Castor oil is London Cockney rhyming slang for royal.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  4. castor oil
    [n] - a purgative extracted from the seed of the castor plant
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  5. Castor Oil
    A superb conditioner that has been proven to strengthen the hair shaft
    Found on http://www.woodlandherbs.co.uk/acatalog/

  6. Castor oil
    Cas'tor oil (kăs'tẽr 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 .
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/33

  7. castor oil
    <chemical> An oil obtained from the seed of ricinus communis. It is used as a cathartic and as a plasticiser for pharmaceutical preparations, and has been used as a bland emollient to the skin in certain dermatoses. ... Pharmacological action: cathartic, emollients, pharmaceutic aid. ... Chemical name: Castor oil ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  8. castor oil
    noun a purgative extracted from the seed of the castor plant; used in paint and varnish as well as medically
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  9. castor oil
    (kas´ter) a fixed oil obtained from the seed of the castor bean plant (Ricinus communis); now used primarily as a topical emollient. When taken internally it acts as a powerful cathartic; because of its strength, other agents are now preferred for treatment of digestive disorders.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  10. Castor 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.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  11. castor oil
    nonvolatile fatty oil obtained from the seeds of the castor bean, Ricinus communis, of the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae). It is used in the ... [3 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/35

  12. Castor Oil
    A vegetable oil that is derived from the castor bean and used by some women in hopes of stimulating labor contractions. Castor oil is a laxative and works to stimulate the bowels. Cramping and tightening of the muscles in the intestines can occur may spread to the uterus, thus stimulating contractio...
    Found on http://www.pregnology.com/AZ/C/2

  13. castor oil
    castor oil, yellowish oil obtained from the seed of the castor bean. The oil content of the seeds varies from about 20% to 50%. After the hulls are removed the seeds are cold-pressed. Medicinal castor oil is prepared from the yield of the first pressing; this is used as a purgative and laxative. Oil...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08107

  14. Castor Oil
    Castor oil is a pale yellow nauseous acrid oil obtained from the seeds of the
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  15. castor oil
    Type: Term Pronunciation: kas′ter oyl Definitions: 1. A fixed oil expressed from the seeds of Ricinus communis (family Euphorbiaceae); a purgative.
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio

  16. Castor oil
    `Castor oil ` is a vegetable oil obtained from the castor bean (technically castor seed as the castor plant, Ricinus communis (Euphorbiaceae), is not a member of the bean family). Castor oil (CAS number 8001-79-4) is a colorless to very pale yellow liquid with mild or no odor or taste....
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castor_oil



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