Ricin

Acceptable For Game Play - US & UK word lists

This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A poisonous protein extracted from the castor bean and used as a biochemical reagent.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A toxic protein extracted from the castor bean.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An albuminoid substance of poisonous character obtained in small quantity from the seeds of the castor-oil plant, Ricinus communis.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a toxic protein extracted from castor beans; used as a chemical reagent; can be used as a bioweapon
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    albumin    albumen    toxin   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    soman    modeccin    botulinum    organophosphate    slow-acting    digitalis    toxin    cyanide    kanda    tetanus