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Ricin Moderate

Ricin has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a toxic protein extracted from castor beans; used as a chemical reagent; can be used as a bioweapon

"one milligram of ricin can kill an adult"

2

An extremely toxic protein extracted from the castor bean.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
albumin toxin
Rhyming Words
cin nucin orcin mucin micin racin mycin glycin laccin dancin hircin zincin dracin marcin aescin avicin fuscin viscin acacin zeocin
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