Ricin
German, noun[ʁiˈt͡siːn]
Ricin is spelled R-I-C-I-N (5 letters) and appears about once in every 23 million words in written German, the 274,993rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ricin is a German neuter noun meaning “alternative spelling of Rizin (“ricin”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “hochgiftiges, natürlich vorkommendes Protein”.
What does Ricin mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuteralternative spelling of Rizin (“ricin”)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. hochgiftiges, natürlich vorkommendes Protein
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Ricin
- Ricins genitive
- Rizin alternative
- Ricine nominative plural
- Ricinen dative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Ricin?
- [ʁiˈt͡siːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Ricin in German?
Ricin appears about once in every 23 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).