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ricin

[ rahy-sin, ris-in ]

noun

Chemistry.
  1. a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.


ricin

/ ˈrɪs-; ˈraɪsɪn /

noun

  1. biochem a highly toxic protein, a lectin, derived from castor-oil seeds: used in experimental cancer therapy
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ricin

/ īĭ,ĭĭ /

  1. An extremely poisonous protein extracted from the castor bean. Ricin inhibits protein synthesis in cells, and is used as a biochemical reagent and in cancer research.
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ricin1

1895–1900; < New Latin Ricinus name of genus, Latin: castor-oil plant
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ricin1

C19: from New Latin Ricinus genus name, from Latin: castor-oil plant
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Police officers discovered ricin pulp and a copy of an al-Qaeda manual at Rudakubana's house, but did not find any clear ideological reason for his attack, so did not classify it as terrorism.

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Three days later, the lab confirmed that the suspicious substance was the poison ricin, but the public was not told.

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She believes it came into contact with the ricin.

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Tests at Porton Down, the government's biological warfare laboratory, confirmed the substance was ricin, a poison for which there is no cure.

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He asked why the discovery of ricin and a copy of an al-Qaeda training manual in Radukabana's house could not have been swiftly revealed.

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