"ricin" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɹaɪsɪn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ricin.wav
Rhymes: -aɪsɪn, -aɪsən Etymology: From Latin ricinus. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|ricinus}} Latin ricinus Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} ricin (uncountable)
  1. (biochemistry, toxicology) An extremely toxic lectin extracted from the castor bean. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Poisons, Proteins Translations (poison): رِيْسِيْن (riysiyn) (Arabic), ռիցին (ṙicʻin) (Armenian), рици́н (ricín) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 蓖麻毒素 (bìmá dúsù) (Chinese Mandarin), risiinimyrkky (Finnish), risiini (Finnish), ricine [feminine] (French), Rizin [neuter] (German), ricina [feminine] (Italian), リシン (rishin) (Japanese), rycyna [feminine] (Polish), ricină [feminine] (Romanian), рици́н (ricín) [masculine] (Russian), ricino (Spanish), risin (Turkish)

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