ricin
ricin
Definition
ri·cin (rī′sin, ris′in)
noun
an extremely toxic protein found in the castor bean and isolated as a white powder: it agglutinates red blood corpuscles
Etymology: < L ricinus, castor-oil plant
ricin
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- produce: Two years later - in early 1997 - UNSCOM discovered evidence that Iraq had produced ricin.
- make: How you could be exposed to ricin It would take a deliberate act to make ricin and use it to poison people.
- spread: They were alleged to have been involved in a plot to spread ricin, a deadly toxin.
- have: Removing your clothing: Quickly take off clothing that may have ricin on it.
- continue: The existence of ricin continued to be proclaimed for over two years.
- say: The Senate Majority Leader said ricin can be inhaled, ingested or injected.
Adjective modifier
- deadly: The group has told recent visitors to its enclave that it holds stocks of the deadly chemical agents ricin, cyanide gas and aflatoxin.
- biological: The residue from the castor bean pulp can be used in the production of the biological agent ricin " .
- lethal: There is now word that someone tried to send a letter to the White House laced with the lethal poison ricin.
Modifies a noun
- poisoning: Initial symptoms of ricin poisoning by inhalation may occur within 8 hours of exposure.
- plot: Remember the " ricin plot " that sprang into life six weeks ago?
- ring: Before the ricin ring trial started, I phoned him in Arizona.
- case: The North London ` ` ricin case ' ' .
- poison: A small amount of the material recovered from the Wood Green premises has tested positive for the presence of ricin poison.
- attack: Peter Hain predicted a " ricin attack " , whatever that is, on the House of Commons.
Noun used with modifier
- poison: The umbrella had been rigged to inject a poison ricin pellet under Markov's skin.
- toxin: Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist announced progress in decontamination efforts at the Dirksen Senate office building, where the toxin ricin was found Monday.
- agent: The residue from the castor bean pulp can be used in the production of the biological agent ricin " .
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