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castor bean

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

castor bean bean produced by Ricinus communis, a plant of the spurge family, widely cultivated as an ornamental. Moles die when they eat the roots. It has long been used as an ordeal poison in parts of Africa. Ricin, the toxic protein found in the bean seeds, can be extracted and used as a poison or chemical weapon, but it is not as poisonous or as readily absorbed as other such weapons. Castor oil is also extracted from the beans.

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ricin

A Dictionary of Nursing | 2008 | Copyright

ricin (ry-sin) n. a highly toxic albumin obtained from castor-oil seeds (Ricinus communis) that inhibits protein synthesis and becomes attached to the surface of cells, resulting in gastroenteritis, hepatic congestion and jaundice, and cardiovascular collapse. See also immunotoxin.

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castor oil

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

cas·tor oil • n. a pale yellow oil obtained from castor beans, used as a purgative and a lubricant and in manufacturing oil-based products.

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ricin

A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition | 2005 | | Copyright

ricin A lectin in the castor oil bean.

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DAVID A. BENDER. "ricin." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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ricin

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

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	Profile: Background of the castor bean plant, a poisonous plant that produces... Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 1/9/2003
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