castor oil
vegetable oil obtained by pressing the seeds of the Castor plant, Ricinus communis
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Summary
castor oil ranks in the top 0.51% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,909 views/month, #399 of 77,819).[1]
Key Facts
- Made from material: castor bean[2]
- Subclass of: seed oil[3], mixture[4], crude drug[5], herbal medicinal product[6]
- Has use: cathartic[7]
- Commons category: Castor oil[8]
- Has part(s): ricinoleic acid[9]
- Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[10], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[11], The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[12], The New Student's Reference Work[13]
- Natural product of taxon: Ricinus[14]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C80990[15]
- Fabrication method: oil extraction[16]
- Water footprint: 24,740 cubic metre per ton[17]
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Influence
Things named for castor oil include Castor Oyl[18], a fictional human[19].
Why It Matters
castor oil has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]
Entities named for it include Castor Oyl[18], a fictional human[19].