crotalin

American  

[kroht-l-in] / ˈkroʊt l ɪn /

noun

Biochemistry.

1. a protein in the venom of pit vipers, used as an antigen in the preparation of snake antivenins.

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Etymology

Origin of crotalin

< New Latin Crotal ( us ) a genus of rattlesnakes, from whose venom the protein was extracted (< Latin crotalum < Greek krótalon rattle) + -in ²

Example Sentences

"You see"—Nagoya spoke as he finished the test he was making at the moment—"without a doubt it is crotalin, the venom of the rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus."

From The Film Mystery by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)

It was a combination of crotalin venom and ptomaine poisons, a very deadly mess.

From Hunting with the Bow and Arrow by Pope, Saxton

It is crotalin," he announced, "the venom of the rattlesnake— crotalus horridus.

From The War Terror by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)