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venin

[ ven-in, vee-nin ]

noun

, Biochemistry.
  1. any of several poisonous substances occurring in snake venom.


venin

/ ˈvɛnɪn; ˈviː- /

noun

  1. any of the poisonous constituents of animal venoms
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of venin1

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Word History and Origins

Origin of venin1

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

Sur le venin d'un scorpion commun de Tunisie (Heterometrus maurus).

Femme, argent et vin ont leur bien et leur venin—Women, money, and wine have their blessing and their bane.

Lequel engin, pour le mal quil faisait (pire que le venin des serpens), fut nomm serpentine, &c.

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