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ricinine

ricinine noun: an alkaloid extracted from the seeds of the castor oil plant, chemical formula C₈H₈N₂O₂.

Noun

ricinine (uncountable)

  1. An alkaloid extracted from the seeds of the castor oil plant, chemical formula C₈H₈N₂O₂

Origin of ricinine

From Latin ricinus (“castor oil plant”) + -ine.

Questions about ricinine

What does ricinine mean?
Ricinine means an alkaloid extracted from the seeds of the castor oil plant, chemical formula C₈H₈N₂O₂.
What part of speech is ricinine?
Ricinine is a noun.

Words near ricinine in the dictionary

  1. ricing
  2. ricing out
  3. ricinia
  4. ricinic
  5. ricinic acid
  6. ricinine
  7. ricininic acid
  8. ricinism
  9. ricinium
  10. ricinolamide
  11. ricinolate

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