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venin (plural venins)
- (obsolete) Synonym of venom.
- (biochemistry) A toxic substance found in the venom of poisonous snakes.
- (biochemistry) A supposedly identical toxic substance obtained by cleavage of an albumose.
Etymology
From French venin (“venom”), from Latin venēnum (“juice; venom”). Doublet of venene and venom.
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