Phrase Hound found 14 phrases and 5 compound words that contain castor. The most common are listed below. Open castor in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 14
- castor oil plantA plant of the species Ricinus communis, used in the production of castor oil and of the poison ricin.
- castor oilThe pale yellow vegetable oil extracted from the castor bean; used as a laxative and an industrial lubricant.
- castor bean tickA tick of species Ixodes ricinus, a vector for Lyme disease and tick-borne encephalitis.
- castor sacAn organ of a beaver releasing a secretion for refining the animal’s fell, popular in perfumery as under the name castoreum, and formerly used in medicine.
- castor beanA castor oil plant, of the species Ricinus communis.
- castor beansplural of castor bean: A castor oil plant, of the species Ricinus communis.
- castor sugarAlternative form of caster sugar: Granulated sugar that has been sifted to have a finer crystal size, so that it can be shaken out of the holes of a caster.
- castor bean ticksplural of castor bean tick: A tick of species Ixodes ricinus, a vector for Lyme disease and tick-borne encephalitis.
- castor oilsplural of castor oil: The pale yellow vegetable oil extracted from the castor bean; used as a laxative and an industrial lubricant.
- castor sugarsplural of castor sugar: Granulated sugar that has been sifted to have a finer crystal size, so that it can be shaken out of the holes of a caster.
- castor sacsplural of castor sac: An organ of a beaver releasing a secretion for refining the animal’s fell, popular in perfumery as under the name castoreum, and formerly used in medicine.
- castor oil beanSynonym of castor bean (“the seed of the castor oil plant”)
- castor oil beansplural of castor oil bean: Synonym of castor bean (“the seed of the castor oil plant”)
- castor oil plantsplural of castor oil plant: A plant of the species Ricinus communis, used in the production of castor oil and of the poison ricin.
Compound words 5
- castoretteThe fur of a beaver.
- castorinA white crystalline substance supposedly obtained from castoreum. Perhaps synonymous with castoramine.
- castoritecastor
- CastorenaA surname.
- castoridsplural of castorid: Any member of the Castoridae; a beaver.