1) Castor oil plant 2) Old-fashioned medicine 3) Old-fashioned remedy 4) Pale yellow lubricant 5) Traditional medicine
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Castor oil is a vegetable oil obtained by pressing the seeds of the castor oil plant (Ricinus communis). The common name `castor oil`, from which the plant gets its name, probably comes from its use as a replacement for castoreum, a perfume base made from the dried perineal glands of the beaver (castor in Latin). Castor oil is a colorless to ver.....
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• 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.
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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]
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A superb conditioner that has been proven to strengthen the hair shaft
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<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) ...
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(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.
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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 .
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Type: Term Pronunciation: kas′ter oyl Definitions: 1. A fixed oil expressed from the seeds of Ricinus communis (family Euphorbiaceae); a purgative.
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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 contractions. Most physicians do not recommend the use of .....
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Castor oil is a pale yellow nauseous acrid oil obtained from the seeds of the
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Castor oil is London Cockney rhyming slang for royal.
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n] - a purgative extracted from the seed of the castor plant
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noun a purgative extracted from the seed of the castor plant; used in paint and varnish as well as medically
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