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"one milligram of ricin can kill an adult"nouna toxic protein extracted from castor beans; used as a chemical reagent; can be used as a bioweapon
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- price gouging pricing above the market price when no alternative retailer is available
- castor-oil plant large shrub of tropical Africa and Asia having large palmate leaves and spiny capsules containing seeds that are the source of castor oil and ricin; widely naturalized throughout the tropics
- looping ill an acute viral disease of the nervous system in sheep; can be transmitted by Ixodes ricinus
- ricinus communis large shrub of tropical Africa and Asia having large palmate leaves and spiny capsules containing seeds that are the source of castor oil and ricin; widely naturalized throughout the tropics
- ricer a kitchen utensil used for ricing soft foods by extruding them through small holes
- palma christ large shrub of tropical Africa and Asia having large palmate leaves and spiny capsules containing seeds that are the source of castor oil and ricin; widely naturalized throughout the tropics
- tyrocidin a basic polypeptide antibiotic derived from a soil bacterium; a major component of tyrothricin
- tyrocidine a basic polypeptide antibiotic derived from a soil bacterium; a major component of tyrothricin
- palma christi large shrub of tropical Africa and Asia having large palmate leaves and spiny capsules containing seeds that are the source of castor oil and ricin; widely naturalized throughout the tropics
- castor bean plant large shrub of tropical Africa and Asia having large palmate leaves and spiny capsules containing seeds that are the source of castor oil and ricin; widely naturalized throughout the tropics