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.
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]