castor oilˌcastor ˈoil noun [uncountable] 
Word Origin
Word OriginWORD ORIGINcastor oil
ExamplesOrigin:
1700-1800 Probably from castor ‘substance obtained from part of a beaver's body, used in medicines and perfumes’ (16-19 centuries), from castor ‘beaver’ (14-19 centuries), from Latin, from Greek kastor; because castor oil was once used instead of castor in medicinesEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
word sets- And that would get us back to castor oil and the secret police.
- Caffeine enemas are given four hourly, as well as castor oil - orally or by enema - to aid detoxification.
- Elsie and Edith Port were so alike that Jennie dosed the wrong one with her cure for all ailments - castor oil.
- It seems to me that I wore glasses before I wore zinc and castor oil cream.
- Madeleine said she didn't mind, but you could see his lordship was going down like a dose of castor oil.
- Similar research projects are developing plastics from materials such as corn, molasses, potato peelings and castor oil.
- Thatcher diktats do not simply slide down the Cabinet table like castor oil.
- The goods actually supplied consisted of copra cake combined with a quantity of castor oil, the latter being poisonous to cattle.
WORD SETS► Drugs/Medicines
a thick oil made from the seeds of a plant and used in the past as a medicine to make the bowels emptyanabolic steroid, nounanaesthetic, nounantacid, nounantibiotic, nounantidepressant, nounantidote, nounantihistamine, nounanti-inflammatory, adjectiveantitoxin, nounaspirin, nounbalm, nounbalsam, nounbandage, nounbandage, verbBand-Aid, nounbarbiturate, nounbatch, nounBCG, nounbelladonna, nounbeta-blocker, nounbismuth, nounbooster, nouncaffeine, nouncapsule, nouncastor oil, nounchemotherapy, nounclinical, adjectivecodeine, nouncondom, nouncortisone, nouncough mixture, noundepressant, noundisinfect, verbdisinfectant, noundispensary, noundispense, verbdispensing chemist, noundiuretic, noundosage, noundose, noundose, verbdraught, noundrip, noundrug, noundrug, verbdruggist, noundrugstore, nounear drops, nounemetic, nounemollient, adjectiveEpsom salts, nouneucalyptus, nounexpectorant, nounfluoridate, verbfluoride, nounfolic acid, noungripe water, nounhallucinogen, nounhemlock, nounherbal, adjectiveherbal medicine, nounhypnotic, nounimmunize, verbinfusion, nouninhalant, nouninhaler, nouninject, verbinjection, nouninoculate, verbintravenous, adjectiveiodine, nounlaxative, nounlotion, nounlozenge, nounmagnesia, nounmedicament, nounmedicated, adjectivemedication, nounmedicinal, adjectivemedicine, nounmelatonin, nounmethadone, nounmilk of magnesia, nounmorning-after pill, nounmorphia, nounmorphine, nounnarcotic, nounnarcotic, adjectiveneedle, nounniacin, nounnicotine patch, nounobstetrician, nounointment, nounopiate, nounopium, nounoral contraceptive, nounoverdose, nounover-the-counter, adjectivepack, nounpainkiller, nounparacetamol, nounpastille, nounpatch, nounpatent medicine, nounpenicillin, nounpharmaceutical, adjectivepharmaceuticals, nounpharmacist, nounpharmacology, nounpharmacopoeia, nounpharmacy, nounplacebo, nounprescribe, verbprescription, nounpurgative, nounquinine, nounRDA, nounreaction, nounremedy, nounrubbing alcohol, nounsalve, nounsedation, nounsedative, nounsenna, nounserum, nounside effect, nounsleeping pill, nounspecific, nounsteroid, nounstimulant, nounstrychnine, nounsuppository, nounsurgical spirit, nounsyringe, nountablet, nountake, verbThalidomide, nountherapist, nountincture, nountonic, nountranquillizer, nountruth drug, nounvaccinate, verbvaccine, nounValium, nounVaseline, nounwitch-hazel, noun