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| ri·cin [ rss'n, ríss'n ] |
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toxic plant substance: a highly toxic protein. Source: seeds of the castor oil plant. Use: destruction of cancer cells in treatments such as bone marrow transplants.
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| [Late 19th century. < Latin ricinus "castor oil plant"] |
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