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/ˈɹaɪsɪn/ · noun
(biochemistry, toxicology) An extremely toxic lectin extracted from the castor bean..
It had to be one of three things: A hoax. Or anthrax, which meant I’d have to go on Cipro for a month. Or if it was ricin, I was dead, so bye-bye.
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Ricin means (biochemistry, toxicology) An extremely toxic lectin extracted from the castor bean..
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It had to be one of three things: A hoax. Or anthrax, which meant I’d have to go on Cipro for a month. Or if it was ricin, I was dead, so bye-bye.
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