ricin
/ˈɹaɪsɪn/noun
ricin is spelled R-I-C-I-N: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 59,387th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ricin means “An extremely toxic lectin extracted from the castor bean” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ricin?
| Letters | 5: R-I-C-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 59,387th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is ricin?
Ricin appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 59,387th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce ricin?
- /ˈɹaɪsɪn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-ricin.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does ricin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An extremely toxic lectin extracted from the castor bean.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ricin in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense poison:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does ricin come from?
Borrowed from Latin ricinus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).