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crotalin

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[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.

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

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