Ricin
noun, Chemistry.
1.
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
noun
1.
(biochem) a highly toxic protein, a lectin, derived from castor-oil seeds: used in experimental cancer therapy
ricin ri·cin (rī’sĭn, rĭs’ĭn)
n.
A poisonous protein that is extracted from the castor bean and is used as a biochemical reagent.
ricin
(rī’sĭn, rĭs’ĭn)
An extremely poisonous protein extracted from the castor bean. Ricin inhibits protein synthesis in cells, and is used as a biochemical reagent and in cancer research.
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