venom
noun
the poisonous fluid that some animals, as certain snakes and spiders, secrete and introduce into the bodies of their victims by biting, stinging, etc.
venoms
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pluralof venom.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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Backshall studied at Canterbury Christ Church, carrying out research into venoms from amphibians, and later received an honorary doctorate from the university.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
The scientific research in those cases involved work around the mosquito-born chikungunya virus, a "highly-pathogenic" strain of the bird flu, a family of viruses that include smallpox and mpox, venoms and other toxins.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
They found the same 12 "families" of peptides and proteins in all the hymenopteran venoms analyzed.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 29, 2023
The venoms of different snake species share similar components, Fry said, so someone who is allergic to one type of snake is likely allergic to many types.
From Salon ● Feb. 11, 2021
Insects produce a variety of venoms, attractants, repellants.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
