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abrin

[ ˈābrən]

abrin

noun

[ˈābrən]

plural -s

Definition of abrin

: a toxic protein obtained from jequirity

First Known Use of abrin

1884, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for abrin

abr- (from New Latin Abrus, genus name of Abrus precatorius rosary pea, borrowed from Arabic abrūz, afrūz “rosary pea,” earlier, a name for Amaranthus tricolor) + -in entry 1

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