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Meaning of ricin | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈɹaɪsɪn

Definitions

An extremely toxic lectin extracted from the castor bean.

uncountable

Equivalents

العربية رِيْسِيْن
Deutsch Rizin
Español ricino
Français ricin ricine
Italiano ricina
日本語 リシン
Kurdî rizîn rizîn
Nederlands ricine
Polski rycyna
Română ricină
Русский рици́н

Examples

“It had to be one of three things: A hoax. Or anthrax, which meant I’d have to go on Cipro for a month. Or if it was ricin, I was dead, so bye-bye.”

CEFR level

C2
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