ricin

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
7
Words With Friends
9
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈɹaɪsɪn/

Definition of ricin

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable)An extremely toxic lectin extracted from the castor bean.
    “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.”

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Etymology

From Latin ricinus.

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