RICIN

Meaning of RICIN in English

/ ˈraɪsɪn; NAmE / noun

[ U ] a very poisonous substance obtained from the seeds of the castor oil plant

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WORD ORIGIN

late 19th cent.: from modern Latin Ricinus communis (denoting the castor oil plant) + -in .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

RICIN — noun Etymology: Latin ~us castor-oil plant Date: 1896 a poisonous protein in the castor bean
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RICIN — ˈrīs ə n, ˈris- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Latin ricin us castor-oil plant : an amorphous and violently poisonous …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RICIN — /ruy"sin, ris"in/ , n. Chem. a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant. [ 1895-1900; Ricinus …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RICIN — n. poisonous protein found in the bean of the castor oil plant
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
RICIN — noun Etymology: Latin ricinus castor-oil plant Date: 1896 : a poisonous protein in the castor bean
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RICIN — [ 'rʌɪsɪn , 'rɪsɪn ] ■ noun Chemistry a highly toxic protein obtained from the pressed seeds of the castor …
Concise Oxford English vocab
RICIN — [ri.cin] n [L ricinus castor-oil plant] (1896): a poisonous protein in the castor bean
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RICIN — ricin BrE AmE ˈraɪs ɪn ˈrɪs-, § \ - ə n
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RICIN — ri ‧ cin /ˈraɪsən, ˈraɪsɪn/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] a very strong poison, which has sometimes been used by ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RICIN — n. a toxic substance obtained from castor oil beans and causing gastroenteritis, jaundice, and heart failure. [mod.L ricinus communis castor …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RICIN — n. a toxic substance obtained from castor oil beans and causing gastroenteritis, jaundice, and heart failure. [ mod.L ricinus communis …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RICIN — n. a toxic substance obtained from castor oil beans and causing gastroenteritis, jaundice, and heart failure. Etymology: mod.L ricinus communis …
Oxford English vocab
RICIN — рицин, рициновый
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RICIN — рицин, рициновый
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
RICIN — рицин, рициновый
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
RICIN — n. Pronunciation: ' r ī -s ə n, ' ri- Function: noun Etymology: Latin ricinus castor-oil plant Date: 1896 : …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CASTOR-OIL — ricin-oleo
English interlingue dictionary
BIOLOGICAL WARFARE
Английский словарь Британика
TOXIN — ˈtäksə̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary tox- (I) + -in : any of various poisonous substances that …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RICINOLEIC ACID — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+...- noun Etymology: Latin ricin us castor-oil plant + English oleic : an oily unsaturated hydroxy fatty acid HOC 17 …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RICININE — ˈris ə nˌēn, - ə nə̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: Latin ricin us castor-oil plant + English -ine : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RICINELAIDIC ACID — |rīs ə n, |ris ə n+...- noun Etymology: ricin oleic + elaidic : a crystalline unsaturated hydroxy fatty acid HOC …
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PHYTOTOXIN — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary phyt- + toxin : a toxin (as ricin) produced by a plant
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CASTOR-OIL PLANT — noun : a tropical African and Asiatic herb ( Ricinus communis ) naturalized in all tropical countries and growing as …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CASTOR BEAN — noun also castor-oil bean Etymology: castor ( oil ) + bean 1. : the seed of the castor-oil plant from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TOXIN — /tok"sin/ , n. any poison produced by an organism, characterized by antigenicity in certain animals and high molecular weight, and …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RICINOLEIC — /ris'euh noh lee"ik, -noh"lee ik/ , adj. Chem. of or derived from ricinoleic acid. [ 1840-50; ricin ( us ) …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PHYTOTOXIN — /fuy'teuh tok"sin/ , n. any toxin, as ricin or crotin, produced by a plant. [ 1905-10; PHYTO- + TOXIN ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RICINOLEIC ACID — noun Etymology: Latin ricin us + English oleic acid Date: 1848 : an oily unsaturated hydroxy fatty acid C 18 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CASTOR BEAN — ■ noun the seed of the castor oil plant, containing the poisonous compound ricin.
Concise Oxford English vocab
CASTOR-OIL PLANT — (Ricinus communis), large plant, of the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae), grown commercially for the pharmaceutical and industrial uses of its oil …
Britannica English vocabulary

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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