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PRONUNCIATION OF ABRIN

abrin  [ˈeɪbrɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ABRIN

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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Abrin is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ABRIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

abrin

Abrin

Abrin is a highly toxic toxalbumin found in the seeds of the rosary pea. It has a median toxic dose of 0.7 micrograms per kilogram of body mass when given to mice intravenously. The median toxic dose for humans ranges from 10 to 1000 micrograms per kilogram when ingested and is 3.3 micrograms per kilogram when inhaled. Abrin, like ricin, is a ribosome inhibiting protein and the toxin can also be found in the seeds of the castor oil plant. It is classed as a "Select Agent" under U.S. law.

Definition of abrin in the English dictionary

The definition of abrin in the dictionary is a highly poisonous compound found in the jequirity bean, the seed of the Indian liquorice.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ABRIN


aspirin
ˈæsprɪn
atabrin
ˈætəbrɪn
Atebrin
ˈætəbrɪn
brin
brɪn
Catherine
ˈkæθrɪn
doctrine
ˈdɒktrɪn
Drin
drɪn
Erin
ˈɪərɪn
fibrin
ˈfɪbrɪn
florin
ˈflɒrɪn
foreign
ˈfɒrɪn
grin
ɡrɪn
Katharine
ˈkæθərɪn
Katherine
ˈkæθərɪn
mandarin
ˈmændərɪn
Marin
ˈmɑːrɪn
pebrine
ˈpebrɪn
sovereign
ˈsɒvrɪn
Turin
tjʊəˈrɪn
urine
ˈjʊərɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ABRIN

abri
abricock
abridegment
abridgable
abridge
abridgeable
abridged
abridger
abridgment
abrim
abroach
abroad
abrogable
abrogate
abrogation
abrogative
abrogator
abrooke
abrosia
abrupt

WORDS THAT END LIKE ABRIN

aldrin
aneurin
aquaporin
aventurin
chagrin
epichlorohydrin
Gagarin
glycerin
heparin
margarin
mirin
Montenegrin
navarin
Perrin
sarin
Schwerin
serin
tamarin
trin
warfarin

Synonyms and antonyms of abrin in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «abrin» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ABRIN

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Translator English - Chinese

相思豆
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

abrina
570 millions of speakers

English

abrin
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

abrin
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أبرين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

абрин
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

abrina
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

abrin
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

abrin
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Abrin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Abrin
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アブリン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

브린
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Abrin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

abrin
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அபிரின்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अर्गिन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

abrin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

abrina
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

abryna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

абрін
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

abrin
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αμπρίνης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

abrin
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

abrin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Abrin
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ABRIN»

The term «abrin» is regularly used and occupies the 102.465 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about abrin

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ABRIN»

Discover the use of abrin in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to abrin and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Weapons of Mass Destruction
U.S.Army Aberdeen Proving Ground website, http:// www.apg.army.mil/ aberdeen_proving_ground.htm. U.S.Army Program Manager for the Elimination of Chemical Weapons,available at http://www.pmcd. army.mil/default.asp. ABRIN Abrin is a ...
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Chemical Warfare Agents: Toxicology and Treatment
At least theoretically, the similarity of abrin to ricin gives it a similar potential as a chemical weapon, although the relative low-scale cultivation of jequirity plants compared with castor oil plantsmake itlesslikelythatabrinwouldbeused in a ...
Dr Timothy T. Marrs, Robert L. Maynard, Frederick Sidell, 2007
3
Forensic Aspects of Chemical and Biological Terrorism
Abrin is a poisonous protein that is found in an ornamental bean commonly called the Jequirity bean. This toxic protein can pass through the wall of the intestine intact and enter the blood and the circulatory system. Most proteins are broken ...
Cyril H. Wecht, 2004
4
CURR TOPICS IN MEMBRANES & TRANSPORT
and ricin B-abrin A were both cytotoxic, as judged by the LD_.,,, dose for mice. In this study reconstituted abrin LD50 was 0.08 μg, and the reconstituted ricin LD50 was 0.2 p.g. The hybrid abrin A-ricin B had an LD,,o of 0.15 p.g, and the hybrid ...
Felix Bronner, Arnošt Kleinzeller, 1978
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Forensics and Fiction: Clever, Intriguing, and Downright Odd ...
If My Killer Uses Abrin as His Poison of Choice, Will the ME Be Able to Find It? . I want to write a story involving the use of abrin to kill a character. My dilemma is that I'm told that abrin cannot be traced during an autopsy; it can only be ...
D. P. Lyle, 2007
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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH: ...
The B-chain represents a galactose-specific lectin that facilitates the binding of abrin to the cell membranes (502, 503). The B-chain of both forms of abrin consists of 268 amino acid residues and shares 256 identical residues (504).
Anthony S. Fauci, Vassil St. Georgiev, 2009
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Manual of Security Sensitive Microbes and Toxins
Eur J Biochem. 1978;88:307–313. Olsnes S. The history of ricin, abrin and related toxins. Toxicon. 2004;44:361–370. Wu AM et al. Carbohydrate specificity of a toxic lectin, abrin A, from the seeds of Abrus precatorius (jequirity bean). Life Sci.
Dongyou Liu, 2014
8
Handbook of Plant Lectins: Properties and Biomedical ...
The nucleotide sequences and deduced amino acid sequences for several isoforms of abrin are available from GenBank/EMBL Data Library (accession numbers X55667, M98344, M98345, M98346) [9,10]. The toxin, as well as the lectin from ...
Els. J. M. Van Damme, Willy J. Peumans, Arpad Pusztai, 1998
9
Weapons of Mass Destruction, What You Should Know: A ...
BIOLOGICAL, CHEMICAL AND NUCLEAR AGENTS & WEAPONS • Abrin is a stable substance, meaning that it can last for a long time in the environment despite extreme conditions such as very hot or very cold temperatures. Where abrin is ...
Gladson I. Nwanna, 2004
10
Lewis' Dictionary of Toxicology
See also abrin. abrin (toxalbumin; abrus agglutinin). one of the most toxic naturally occurring substances known. It is an intensely irritant, extremely toxic, proteinaceous phytotoxin that is inactivated by heating. It is the chief active principle of ...
Robert Alan Lewis, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ABRIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term abrin is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The most dangerous threat in ocean water
If you don't feel the rip current, Abrin said, you'll definitely know when you're caught in one. “People actually feel their feet being dragged along ... «WMDT, Jun 15»
2
Looking back: June 2, 1972
NOSTAGIA NOTE: The poison is abrin, a highly toxic toxalbumin which naturally occurs in the seeds of the rosary pea, a plant common to ... «Watford Observer, Jun 15»
3
'Doctor Dolittle Jr.' exhibits animal magnetism at Hale Center …
(Left to right) Morgan Wilcock, Dane Doman, Abrin Tinney, Fiona Swenson and Nika Fazulayonov star in "Doctor Dolittle Jr." now playing ... «Daily Herald, May 15»
4
'Suicide-bid' teen spared jail term
On February 6 he came into contact with an undercover FBI agent posing as a seller, from whom he purchased abrin. A fake package was ... «Oldham Chronicle, Apr 15»
5
Abrin: Boy, 16, sentenced after ordering deadly toxin online
The 16-year-old boy, from Tameside in Greater Manchester, attempted to place an online order for abrin - a toxin 30 times more powerful than ... «BBC News, Apr 15»
6
Toxin-buying teen finds police waiting for him on the dark web
The toxin in question - Abrin - is found in the seeds of the rosary pea and castor oil plant and, like ricin, is a ribosome inhibiting protein. «Naked Security, Apr 15»
7
Teenage boy admits trying to buy deadly abrin over Internet
At a previous court hearing, it was said the slightly-built youngster tried to obtain 10 milligrams of abrin when just 0.05mg was enough to kill a ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»
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Tameside teen pleads guilty to buying deadly biological toxin on …
On Feburary 6, the teenager attempted to place an order on the 'dark web' for abrin – a natural poison found in the seeds of a plant called the ... «Mancunian Matters, Apr 15»
9
Remembering an overlooked treaty
... an individual in Manchester recently became the first person to be arrested under the Act, accused of attempting to acquire the toxin abrin. «The Guardian, Mar 15»
10
'Cyanide' Swede with poison and arsenal gets a second year in jail …
Police said they later found several AK-15 assault rifles in the van, and the poison abrin in his Cruger Ave. apartment that he shared with his ... «New York Daily News, Mar 15»

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