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Definition of Ricin toxin
1. 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"
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ricin Toxin
Literary usage of Ricin toxin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. National Symposium on Medical and Public Health Response to Bioterrorism edited by Joseph E. McDade (1999)
"ricin toxin and the ... Originally designed and filled with chemical agents,
155-mm shells were also tested with a ricin toxin fill. ..."
2. The Journal of Experimental Medicine by Rockefeller University, Rockefeller Institute, Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (1906)
"... and as the resulting antiserum was anti-agglutinating as well as antitoxic,
Jacoby was led to believe that the ricin-toxin and the ricin-agglutinin ..."
3. Chemical Abstracts by American Chemical Society (1916)
"Philadelphia: Blakiston. $1.50. D. BOTANY. CARL L. ALSBERG. Ricin (toxin and
agglutinin) in the different species and varieties of Ricinus. ..."
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