ricin

ri·cin | \ ˈrī-sᵊn

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Definition of ricin

: a poisonous protein in the castor bean

Examples of ricin in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In actuality, federal agents placed fake ricin in the package, along with a GPS tracker. — Andy Nguyen, Glendale News-Press, "La Crescenta man admits to intending to poison wife with ricin, feds say," 9 Sep. 2019 According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, if it is made into a partially purified material or refined, ricin can be used as a weapon capable of causing death under certain circumstances. — Robert Burns, The Seattle Times, "Packages with suspected ricin sent to Pentagon, Navy chiefs," 2 Oct. 2018 As Markov walked across London’s Waterloo Bridge, an assailant stabbed him with the lethal umbrella, implanting a pellet laced with ricin. — Calder Walton, Washington Post, "Russia has a long history of eliminating ‘enemies of the state’," 13 Mar. 2018 In 1978, the prizewinning Bulgarian writer Georgi Markov, then working for the BBC in London, was killed by an umbrella tip that shot a pellet containing the poison ricin into his leg. — Amanda Foreman, WSJ, "Poison and Politics," 6 Sep. 2018 Tunisian suspected of plotting ricin attack in Germany: German authorities have thwarted a plot by a Tunisian man who created the deadly toxin ricin and planned to use it in an Islamist extremist attack in Germany, prosecutors said. — Washington Post, "World Digest: June 14, 2018," 14 June 2018 Critics are still incensed over Collins’ vote for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh , for which protesters rallied at her office and a letter that mentioned ricin was sent to her home. — David Sharp, The Seattle Times, "What is Dems’ quest to unseat Collins missing? A candidate," 28 Jan. 2019 According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ricin is found naturally in castor beans, and can be extracted to make a powder, mist or pellet containing the concentrated poison. — Nancy A. Youssef, WSJ, "Letters to Pentagon Held Castor Seeds, Not Ricin; Utah Man Is Held," 3 Oct. 2018 According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, if inhaled or ingested, ricin can cause vomiting, diarrhea and respiratory problems. — Nancy A. Youssef, WSJ, "Two Letters Sent to the Pentagon Test Positive for Ricin," 2 Oct. 2018

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“Ricin.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ricin. Accessed 22 January 2020.

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