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Aricine
Aricine Ar"i*cine, n. [From Arica, in Chile.] (Chem.)
An alkaloid, first found in white cinchona bark.
Colluricincla SelbiiWhistling Whis"tling,
a. & n. from Whistle, v.
Whistling buoy. (Naut.) See under Buoy.
Whistling coot (Zo["o]l.), the American black scoter.
Whistling Dick. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) An Australian shrike thrush (Colluricincla Selbii).
(b) The song thrush. [Prov. Eng.]
Whistling duck. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The golden-eye.
(b) A tree duck.
Whistling eagle (Zo["o]l.), a small Australian eagle
(Haliastur sphenurus); -- called also whistling hawk,
and little swamp eagle.
Whistling plover. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The golden plover.
(b) The black-bellied, or gray, plover.
Whistling snipe (Zo["o]l.), the American woodcock.
Whistling swan. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The European whooper swan; -- called also wild swan,
and elk.
(b) An American swan (Olor columbianus). See under Swan.
Whistling teal (Zo["o]l.), a tree duck, as Dendrocygna
awsuree of India.
Whistling thrush. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Any one of several species of singing birds of the genus
Myiophonus, native of Asia, Australia, and the East
Indies. They are generally black, glossed with blue, and
have a patch of bright blue on each shoulder. Their note
is a loud and clear whistle.
(b) The song thrush. [Prov. Eng.] Ericinol
Ericinol E*ric"i*nol, n. [NL. ericaceae the Heath family + L.
oleum oil.] (Chem.)
A colorless oil (quickly becoming brown), with a pleasant
odor, obtained by the decomposition of ericolin.
Glossophaga soricinaSoricine So"ri*cine, a. [L. sorricinus, fr. sorex a shrew.]
(Zo["o]l.)
Of or pertaining to the Shrew family (Soricid[ae]); like a
shrew in form or habits; as, the soricine bat (Glossophaga
soricina). HystricineHystricine Hys"tri*cine, a. [See Hystrix.] (Zo["o]l.)
Like or pertaining to the porcupines. MyricinMyricin Myr"i*cin, n. [Cf. F. myricine. Prob. so called from a
fancied resemblance to the wax of the bayberry (Myrica).]
(Chem.)
A silky, crystalline, waxy substance, forming the less
soluble part of beeswax, and regarded as a palmitate of a
higher alcohol of the paraffin series; -- called also
myricyl alcohol. PricingPrice Price, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Priced; p. pr. & vb. n.
Pricing.]
1. To pay the price of. [Obs.]
With thine own blood to price his blood. --Spenser.
2. To set a price on; to value. See Prize.
3. To ask the price of; as, to price eggs. [Colloq.] Ricinelaidic
Ricinelaidic Ric`in*e`la*id"ic, a. [Ricinoleic + elaidic.]
Pertaining to, or designating, an isomeric modification of
ricinoleic acid obtained as a white crystalline solid.
Ricinelaidin
Ricinelaidin Ric`in*e*la"i*din, n. (Chem.)
The glycerin salt of ricinelaidic acid, obtained as a white
crystalline waxy substance by treating castor oil with
nitrous acid.
RicinicRicinic Ri*cin"ic, a. [L. ricinus castor-oil plant.] (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or derived from, castor oil; formerly,
designating an acid now called ricinoleic acid. Ricinine
Ricinine Ric"i*nine, n. [L. ricinus castor-oil plant.] (Chem.)
A bitter white crystalline alkaloid extracted from the seeds
of the castor-oil plant.
RicinoleateRicinoleate Ric`in*o"le*ate, n. (Chem.)
A salt of ricinoleic acid; -- formerly called palmate. ricinoleicRicinic Ri*cin"ic, a. [L. ricinus castor-oil plant.] (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or derived from, castor oil; formerly,
designating an acid now called ricinoleic acid. Ricinoleic
Ricinoleic Ric`in*o"le*ic, a. (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or designating, a fatty acid analogous to
oleic acid, obtained from castor oil as an oily substance,
C?H?O? with a harsh taste. Formerly written ricinolic.
Ricinolein
Ricinolein Ric`in*o"le*in, n. [L. ricinus castor-oil plant +
oleum oil.] (Chem.)
The glycerin salt of ricinoleic acid, occuring as a
characteristic constituent of castor oil; -- formerly called
palmin.
Ricinolic
Ricinolic Ric`i*nol"ic, a. (Chem.)
Ricinoleic.
RicinusRicinus Ric"i*nus, n. [L., the castor-oil plant.] (Bot.)
A genus of plants of the Spurge family, containing but one
species (R. communis), the castor-oil plant. The fruit is
three-celled, and contains three large seeds from which
castor oil iss expressed. See Palma Christi. Ricinus communisPalma Christi Pal"ma Chris"ti [L., palm of Christ.] (Bot.)
A plant (Ricinus communis) with ornamental peltate and
palmately cleft foliage, growing as a woody perennial in the
tropics, and cultivated as an herbaceous annual in temperate
regions; -- called also castor-oil plant. [Sometimes
corrupted into palmcrist.] Ricinus communisPalmic Pal"mic, a. [Cf. F. palmique.] (Chem.)
Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the castor-oil plant
(Ricinus communis, or Palma Christi); -- formerly used to
designate an acid now called ricinoleic acid. [Obsoles.] SericinSericin Ser"i*cin, n. [L. sericus silken.] (Chem.)
A gelatinous nitrogenous material extracted from crude silk
and other similar fiber by boiling water; -- called also
silk gelatin. SoricineSoricine So"ri*cine, a. [L. sorricinus, fr. sorex a shrew.]
(Zo["o]l.)
Of or pertaining to the Shrew family (Soricid[ae]); like a
shrew in form or habits; as, the soricine bat (Glossophaga
soricina).
Meaning of Ricin from wikipedia
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Ricin (/ˈraɪsɪn/ RY-sin) is a
lectin (a carbohydrate-binding protein) and a
highly potent toxin produced in the
seeds of the
castor oil plant, Ricinus...
- This is a list of
incidents involving the
poison ricin. The
incidents are
predominantly attempts to use the
poison for attacks,
rather than accidents...
- The 2003
ricin letters were two
ricin-laden
letters found on two
occasions between October and
November 2003. One
letter was
mailed to the
White House...
- and film roles,
including The
Walking Dead, but is best
known for
sending ricin-laced
letters to U.S.
President Barack Obama and New York City
mayor Michael...
- "serious
psychiatric crisis". On
October 1, 2018, an
envelope laced with
ricin was sent to
Trump before being discovered by
mailing facilities. Several...
- The Wood
Green ricin plot was an
alleged bioterrorism plot to
attack the
London Underground with
ricin poison. The
Metropolitan Police Service arrested...
- a
London street via a micro-engineered
pellet that
might have
contained ricin.
Contemporary newspaper accounts reported that he had been
stabbed in the...
- On
April 15, 2013, an
envelope that
preliminarily tested positive for
ricin, a
highly toxic protein, was
intercepted at the US Capitol's off-site mail...
-
preparing ricin and
other chemical weapons.
Colin Powell and
others trumpeted the
arrests as
proof of the
threat posed by the Zarqawi-Chechen-Pankisi
ricin network...
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hidden pneumatic mechanism which injects a
small poisonous pellet containing ricin. Such an
umbrella was used in and
named for the ********ination of the Bulgarian...
