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Castor oil
Vegetable oil pressed from castor beans / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the fictional character from the Thimble Theatre comic strip, see Castor Oyl. Not to be confused with Castoreum.
Castor oil is a vegetable oil pressed from castor beans.[1] It is a colourless or pale yellow liquid with a distinct taste and odor. Its boiling point is 313 °C (595 °F) and its density is 0.961 g/cm3.[2] It includes a mixture of triglycerides in which about 90% of fatty acids are ricinoleates. Oleic acid and linoleic acid are the other significant components.
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Castor oil and its derivatives are used in the manufacturing of soaps, lubricants, hydraulic and brake fluids, paints, dyes, coatings, inks, cold-resistant plastics, waxes and polishes, nylon, and perfumes.[3]