ricin
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- noun
- /ˈraɪsɪn/
- NSFW
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ricina
- The news reported that ricin, a deadly poison used in bioweapons, was found in the mail.
- deadly ricin
- ricin poisoning
- ricin, a toxin
And many of your listeners may have heard of ricin.
- And many of your listeners may have heard of ricin.
- Or like Ricin, Did I read this this year?
- But I think that the ricin production of ricin, that charge is being brought under another act.
- Rice and Tyson or if you use ricin like they use in Breaking Bad to poison people, they call you ricin Tyson.
Examples
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And so ricin so powerful that about four molecules of ricin will kill a human being instantaneously.
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When handling the ricin strip, operate with extreme caution.
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All right, Mr. Skylark, so you'll just place the ricin case in this pouch here.
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Authorities discovered ricin, a highly toxic protein from castor beans, in a suspicious package.
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Laboratory tests identified ricin, a potent poison derived from castor beans, in the contaminated food.
Synonyms
A very deadly poison from castor beans that can kill people
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ricin comes from the Latin word ricinus, which means 'tick' because castor seeds look like tiny ticks. The poison was named after the castor plant, so ricin now means the deadly protein that comes from castor beans.