Associations to the word «Ricin»

Wiktionary

RICIN, noun. (protein) (poison) A toxic protein extracted from the castor bean.

Dictionary definition

RICIN, noun. 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".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats