caster-oil
1caster — caster, castor The two forms represent several words and overlap in usage: caster is the only spelling for a few technical meanings; castor (a different word) is the only spelling for the oil; and both are used for the sugar (which is named after …
2caster — , castor The first is the spelling for a wheel on a chair; the second is the spelling of the oil or bean …
3castor oil — a colorless to pale yellow, viscid liquid, usually obtained from the castor bean by a pressing process: used as a lubricant, in the manufacture of certain soaps and creams, and in medicine chiefly as a cathartic. Also called ricinus oil. [1740… …
4castor oil — cas′tor oil′ n. chem. pha a colorless or pale oil from the castor bean, used as a lubricant and cathartic • Etymology: 1740–50; castor (perh. var. sp. of caster) +oil; perh. so called because of its purgative effect …
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9castor — caster, castor The two forms represent several words and overlap in usage: caster is the only spelling for a few technical meanings; castor (a different word) is the only spelling for the oil; and both are used for the sugar (which is named after …
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