abrin
English
Etymology
From New Latin Abrus (“genus of the species source of the bean”) + -in
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.bɹən/, /ˈæ.bɹən/, /ˈeɪ.bɹɪn/, /ˈæ.bɹɪn/
Noun
abrin (uncountable)
- A toxin, akin to ricin, found in jequirity beans (Abrus precatorius). [First attested in the late 19th century.][1]
References
- “abrin” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 8.
Anagrams
- Brain, Brian, Rabin, bairn, brain, brian