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Venoms
A poison carried by an animal, usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging.
📖 Definitions of "Venoms"
noun
- 1
A poison carried by an animal, usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging.
- 2
Feeling or speech marked by spite or malice; vitriol.
verb
- 1
To infect with venom; to envenom; to poison.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Venoms"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| malicenoun | Intention to harm or deprive in an illegal or immoral way. Desire to take pleasure in another's misfortune. |
| maliciousnessnoun | The condition of being malicious; malevolence or malice. |
| spitenoun | Ill will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the desire to unjustifiably irritate, annoy, or thwart; a want to disturb or put out another; mild malice |
| spitefulnessnoun | (uncountable) The state or quality of being spiteful. |
| crotalidnoun | (zoology) A pit viper; any member of the subfamily Crotalinae (formerly the family Crotalidae) in family Viperidae. |
| elapidnoun | (zoology) Any of many species of snakes of the family Elapidae, including the cobras, mambas, and coral snakes |
| vespidnoun | Any social insect of the family Vespidae including wasps and hornets |
| viperidnoun | (zoology) Any member of the family Viperidae; a viper. |
| viperinenoun | Of, relating to or resembling a viper |
| snake venomnoun | a highly toxic saliva containing zootoxins that facilitates in the immobilization and digestion of prey. |
| helminthsnoun | A parasitic worm; a fluke, tapeworm, or nematode. |
| myxoma virusnoun | a poxvirus in the genus Leporipoxvirus. |
| antivenomnoun | (medicine) A medicine that counteracts venom, an antidote to biological poisons from venomous animals such as snakes and spiders. |
| bacterial toxinnoun | any endotoxin or exotoxin formed in or elaborated by bacterial cells |
| berberinenoun | (biochemistry, pharmacology) Any of a class of alkaloid C₂₀H₁₉NO₅ originally obtained, as a bitter, yellow substance, from the root of the barberry, goldthread, and other plants. It is used in medicine especially for its antimicrobial properties. |
| protozoansnoun | (cytology) Any of the diverse group of eukaryotes, of the phylum Protozoa, that are primarily unicellular, existing singly or aggregating into colonies, are usually nonphotosynthetic, and are often classified further into phyla according to their capacity for and means of motility, as by pseudopods, flagella, or cilia. |
| lectinnoun | (biochemistry) Any of a class of proteins that bind specific carbohydrates. |
| alkaloidsnoun | (organic chemistry) Any of many organic (often heterocyclic) bases that occur in nature and often have medicinal properties. |
| papainnoun | (biochemistry) A proteolytic enzyme in papaya fruit which can be used to tenderize meat. |
| plasminogennoun | (biochemistry) The inactive precursor to plasmin; profibrinolysin |
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