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abrin

US/ˈeɪ.bɹən/

abrin noun: a toxin, akin to ricin, found in jequirity beans (Abrus precatorius).

Noun

abrin (countable and uncountable, plural abrins)

  1. A toxin, akin to ricin, found in jequirity beans (Abrus precatorius).

abrin meaning in Tamil

abrin in Tamil

அபிரின்

Forms of abrin

pluralabrins

Origin of abrin

From taxonomic name Abrus (genus of the species source of the bean) + -in.

Questions about abrin

What does abrin mean?
Abrin means a toxin, akin to ricin, found in jequirity beans (Abrus precatorius).
What is abrin in Tamil?
Abrin in Tamil is அபிரின். See Abrin meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is abrin?
Abrin is a noun.
How do you pronounce abrin?
Abrin is pronounced /ˈeɪ.bɹən/ (US).
What is the plural of abrin?
The plural of abrin is abrins.

Words near abrin in the dictionary

  1. Abrikosov lattice
  2. Abrikosov lattices
  3. Abrikosovs
  4. abrilumab
  5. abrim
  6. abrin
  7. abrine
  8. abrineurin
  9. abrins
  10. abris
  11. abristle

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Adapted from Wiktionary: abrin (page history and authors); abrin (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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