abrin

English

Etymology

From New Latin Abrus (“genus of the species source of the bean”) +‎ -in

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.bɹən/, /ˈæ.bɹən/, /ˈeɪ.bɹɪn/, /ˈæ.bɹɪn/

Noun

abrin (uncountable)

  1. A toxin, akin to ricin, found in jequirity beans (Abrus precatorius). [First attested in the late 19th century.][1]

References
  1. “abrin” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 8.

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