antivenin








noun

  1. an antitoxin present in the blood of an animal following repeated injections of venom.
  2. the antitoxic serum obtained from such blood.

noun

  1. an antitoxin that counteracts a specific venom, esp snake venom
n.

1894, from anti- + venin, from venom + chemical suffix -in (2). Perhaps immediately from French antivenin.

n.

  1. An antitoxin active against venom.

  1. An antitoxin active against the venom of a snake, spider, or other venomous animal or insect.
  2. An animal serum containing antivenins, used in medicine to treat poisoning caused by animal or insect venom.
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