Phrase guide

mustard oil

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The hot pungent oil expressed from mustard seeds; used sparingly as a food dressing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: seed oil, vegetable oil, oil

2

noun

Meaning 2

The essential oil allyl isothiocyanate, also obtained from mustard seeds.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

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3

noun

Meaning 3

oil obtained from mustard seeds and used in making soap

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: oil

History

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Assamese: মিঠাতেল (mithatel) — oil extracted from mustard seeds
  • Assamese: সৰিয়হ তেল (xorih tel) — oil extracted from mustard seeds
  • Assamese: খাই তেল (khai tel) — oil extracted from mustard seeds
  • Assamese: পকা তেল (poka tel) — oil extracted from mustard seeds
  • Burmese: မုန်ညင်းဆီ (munnyang:hci) — oil extracted from mustard seeds
  • Chinese Mandarin: 芥末油 — oil extracted from mustard seeds
  • Finnish: sinappiöljy — oil extracted from mustard seeds
  • German: Senföl — oil extracted from mustard seeds
  • Odia: ସୋରିଷ ତେଲ (sorisha tela) — oil extracted from mustard seeds
  • Portuguese: óleo de mostarda — oil extracted from mustard seeds
  • Tamil: கடுகெண்ணெய் (kaṭukeṇṇey) — oil extracted from mustard seeds
  • Telugu: ఆవనూనె (āvanūne) — oil extracted from mustard seeds
  • Chinese Mandarin: 異硫氰酸烯丙酯 /异硫氰酸烯丙酯 — organic compound
  • Finnish: allyyli-isotiosyanaatti — organic compound
  • Finnish: sinappiöljy — organic compound
  • German: Senföl — organic compound
  • German: Allylisothiocyanat — organic compound
  • Portuguese: óleo de mostarda sintético — organic compound
  • Russian: аллилизотиоциана́т (allilizotiocianát) — organic compound
  • Russian: аллилгорчи́чное ма́сло (allilgorčíčnoje máslo) — organic compound
  • Turkish: alil hardal yağı — organic compound