ricin

English

Etymology

From Latin ricinus.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -aɪsɪn
IPA^(key): /ˈɹaɪsɪn/
Rhymes: -aɪsən

Noun

ricin (uncountable)

(biochemistry, toxicology) An extremely 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)

Further reading

ricin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Etymology

Latin ricinus

Noun

ricin m (plural ricins)

castor
A tick of the species Ixodes ricinus.

Further reading

“ricin” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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