castor oil in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for castor oil in the English»Spanish Dictionary

castor oil N U

castor oil

aceite m de ricino

castor oil

aceite m (de) castor CSur

Translations for castor oil in the Spanish»English Dictionary

aceite de ricino

castor oil

tártago

castor oil

cherva

castor oil plant

higuerilla

castor-oil plant

ricino

castor-oil plant

Translations for castor oil in the English»Spanish Dictionary

castor [Am ˈkæstər, Brit ˈkɑːstə] N

castor → caster

See also caster

caster [Am ˈkæstər, Brit ˈkɑːstə] N

1. caster (wheel):

caster

ruedecita f

caster

ruedita f esp LatAm

caster

rodachina f Col

2. caster (for sugar, flour):

caster

espolvoreador m

I.oil [Am ɔɪl, Brit ɔɪl] N

1.1. oil U (petroleum):

oil

petróleo m

to strike oil inf

dar con una mina de oro or con la gallina de los huevos de oro inf

to strike oil lit (reach oil)

encontrar petróleo

the oil industry

la industria petrolera

oil pollution

contaminación f petrolífera or de petróleo

1.2. oil U (lubricant):

oil

aceite m

to change/check the oil

cambiar/revisar el (nivel del) aceite

to pour oil on troubled waters

tratar de apaciguar los ánimos

attr oil change

cambio m de aceite

oil filter

filtro m del aceite

oil level

nivel m del aceite

oil pressure

presión m del aceite

1.3. oil U:

fuel oil

fuel-oil m

fuel oil

gasoil m

1.4. oil U (for domestic heating):

oil

gasóleo m de calefacción

oil

gasoil m de calefacción

oil

fuel(-oil) m doméstico

1.5. oil U (for domestic lamps, stoves):

oil

queroseno m

oil

kerosene m

oil

parafina f LatAm

to burn the midnight oil

quemarse las cejas

2.1. oil U or C FOOD:

oil

aceite m

oil and vinegar dressing

vinagreta f

2.2. oil U or C (essence):

oil

esencia f

3.1. oil C (painting):

oil

óleo m

a collection of oils

una colección de óleos

3.2. oil <oils, pl > (paints):

he paints in oils

pinta al óleo

a portrait in oils

un retrato al óleo

II.oil [Am ɔɪl, Brit ɔɪl] VB trans

1. oil:

oil machine/hinge

lubricar

oil machine/hinge

aceitar

oil machine/hinge

engrasar

oil wood/bat

darle aceite a

2. oil <oiled, pp >:

oiled sl (drunk)

borracho

oiled sl (drunk)

cocido inf

See also oil painting

oil painting N

1. oil painting C (picture):

oil painting

óleo m

he's no oil painting

no es ninguna belleza or ningún Adonis

2. oil painting U (medium):

oil painting

pintura f al óleo

castor oil in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for castor oil in the English»Spanish Dictionary

castor oil N no pl

castor oil

aceite m de ricino

Translations for castor oil in the Spanish»English Dictionary

ricino

castor oil plant

Translations for castor oil in the English»Spanish Dictionary

castor [ˈkɑ:stəʳ, Am ˈkæstɚ] N

castor

ruedecita f

I.oil [ɔɪl] N

1. oil (lubricant):

oil

aceite m

sunflower oil

aceite de girasol

2. oil no pl (petroleum):

oil

petróleo m

to strike oil

encontrar petróleo

to strike oil fig

encontrar una mina de oro

3. oil (grease):

oil

grasa f

4. oil pl (oil-based paint):

oil

óleo m

to paint in oils

pintar al óleo

Phrases:

to burn the midnight oil

quemarse las pestañas

to pour oil on troubled waters

calmar los ánimos

to pour oil on troubled waters

poner paz

II.oil [ɔɪl] VB trans

oil

engrasar

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Castor oil is applied to the navel of infants as a remedy for stomach aches.

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The preservation process uses castor oil giving the pickle its unique taste.

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This oil is useful as a replacement for castor oil in some applications.

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Allergies to drugs such as cyclosporine, teniposide and drugs containing polyoxyethylated castor oil may indicate increased risk of adverse reactions to paclitaxel.

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The stores sold flour, meal, meat, soda, salt, coffee, tobacco, snuff, and castor oil.

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Beverages containing castor oil and vinegar were used to treat abdominal pain.

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Small factories produce castor oil and process mica.

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In addition, patients receive enemas of coffee, castor oil and sometimes hydrogen peroxide or ozone.

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Hydrogenated castor oil results in a mixture of 12-hydroxystearic acid and stearic acid.

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Castor oil undergoes most of the reactions that alcohols do, but the most industrially important one is reaction with diisocyanates to make polyurethanes.

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