蓖 麻 毒 蛋 白

bì má dú dàn báidictionary entry

ricin (biochemistry)

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Original source entry:

蓖麻毒蛋白蓖麻毒蛋白 [bi4 ma2 du2 dan4 bai2] /ricin (biochemistry)/

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蓖
bì
the castor-oil plant
麻
má
hemp (variant of 麻[má]) / generic name for hemp, flax etc / hemp or flax fiber for textile materials / sesame / CL:縷|缕[lǚ] / (of materials) rough or coarse / pocked / pitted / to have pins and needles or tingling / to feel numb
Má
surname Ma
毒
dú
poison / to poison / poisonous / malicious / cruel / fierce / narcotics
蛋
dàn
egg / CL:個|个[gè],打[dá] / oval-shaped thing
Dàn
See the full entry for source details.
白
bái
white / in vain / free of charge / (bound form) (of facts, the truth, a situation) clear / evident (e.g. 真相大白[zhēn xiàng dà bái]) / (bound form) plain / without additions (e.g. 白飯|白饭[bái fàn]) / (bound form) to explain / to state (e.g. 辯白|辩白[biàn bái]) / (bound form) to give a disdainful look (e.g. 白了他一眼[bái le tā yī yǎn]) / (bound form) vernacular (e.g. 白話|白话[bái huà]) / (bound form) spoken lines in opera (e.g. 念白[niàn bái]) / (bound form) reactionary / anti-communist (e.g. 白區|白区[bái qū])
Bái
surname Bai / Bai ethnic group

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