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Meaning of RICININE

 
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ric"i*nine\, n. [L. ricinus castor-oil plant.] (Chem.)
A bitter white crystalline alkaloid extracted from the seeds
of the castor-oil plant.

 

 

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