rapeseed oil

[ reyp-seed oil ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. Also called col·za oil [kol, -z, uh, kohl, -]. a brownish-yellow oil with unpalatable or toxic levels of erucic acid and glucosin, expressed from the seeds of the rapeseed plant and used chiefly as a lubricant and an illuminant and in the manufacture of rubber substitutes and biodiesel.
2. canola oil ( def ).

rapeseed oil

noun

1. oil extracted from rapeseed, used as a lubricant, as a constituent of soaps, etc Also calledrape oilcolza oil

Word History and Origins

Origin of rapeseed oil¹

First recorded in 1535–45

Example Sentences

On a small farm in Gloucestershire, James Hygate began turning rapeseed oil into 'bio-diesel' for cars and trucks 20 years ago.

From BBC

It is made from a by-product from the linseed industry, plus natural fibre and rapeseed oil.

From BBC

Tsvyk also will produce different products he knows he can sell without incurring exorbitant costs, such as sunflower and rapeseed oil, and lessen his reliance on grain exports.

From Seattle Times

Russia and Ukraine are two of the world's top agricultural producers, and major players in the wheat, barley, maize, rapeseed, rapeseed oil, sunflower seed and sunflower oil markets.

From Reuters

Ukraine and Russia are two of the world's key agricultural producers, and major players in the wheat, barley, maize, rapeseed, rapeseed oil, sunflower seed and sunflower oil markets.

From Reuters