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ricin

ricin

English

Noun

ricin ‎(uncountable)

(biochemistry, toxicology) A toxic protein extracted from the castor bean.

Translations

poison

Armenian: ռիցին ‎(ṙicʿin)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 蓖麻毒素 (zh) ‎(bìmá dúsù)
Finnish: risiinimyrkky, risiini (fi)
French: ricine (fr) f
German: Rizin (de) n

Italian: ricina f
Japanese: リシン ‎(rishin)
Polish: rycyna f
Russian: рици́н (ru) m ‎(ricín)
Spanish: ricino (es)

External links

ricin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Etymology

Latin ricinus

Noun

ricin m ‎(plural ricins)

castor
A tick of the species Ixodes ricinus.