venin

[ ven-in, vee-nin ]

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nounBiochemistry.

any of several poisonous substances occurring in snake venom.

Origin of venin

ven(om) + -in²

Also venene, ven·ine [ven-een]. /ˈvɛn in/.

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How to use venin in a sentence

Sur le venin d'un scorpion commun de Tunisie (Heterometrus maurus).
Handbook of Medical Entomology | William Albert Riley
Femme, argent et vin ont leur bien et leur venin—Women, money, and wine have their blessing and their bane.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources | James Wood
Lequel engin, pour le mal quil faisait (pire que le venin des serpens), fut nomm serpentine, &c.
Military Manners and Customs | James Anson Farrer

British Dictionary definitions for venin

venin

/ (ˈvɛnɪn, ˈviː-) /

noun

any of the poisonous constituents of animal venoms

Origin of venin

C20: from French ven (in) poison + -in

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