Ricin Definition

rīsĭn, rĭsĭn
noun
An extremely toxic protein found in the castor bean and isolated as a white powder: it agglutinates red blood corpuscles.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • ricin toxin
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Origin of Ricin

  • From Latin ricinus castor-oil plant

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin ricinus.

    From Wiktionary

Ricin Sentence Examples

  • Background on Ricin Ricin is a poison that can be made from the waste (mash) left over from processing castor beans.

  • Abrus, Ricinus and pokeweed at Cornell University poisonous plants page. abrin, ricin and pokeweed poisoning.

  • Two years later - in early 1997 - UNSCOM discovered evidence that Iraq had produced ricin.

  • How you could be exposed to ricin It would take a deliberate act to make ricin and use it to poison people.

  • They were alleged to have been involved in a plot to spread ricin, a deadly toxin.

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Words Starting With

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