<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">castor oil</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>vegetable oil</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>castor-oil</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>oil, castor</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Viscous, clear to pale yellow non-volatile fatty oil obtained from the seeds of Ricinus communis or Palma Christi of the spurge family, having a nauseating taste.  Used in medicine as a purgative, and also in the production of synthetic resins, plastics, fibres, paints, varnishes, drying oils, and plasticizers. ]]></note></mads>