Antivenin definition

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Antivenin \An`ti*ve"nin\, n. [Written also {antivenen},
     {antivenine}.] [Pref. anti- + L. venenum poison.] (Physiol.
     Chem.)
     The serum of blood rendered antitoxic to a venom by repeated
     injections of small doses of the venom; also, the component
     of such a serum which is antitoxic to the venom.


     [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  antivenin
       n : an antitoxin that counteracts the effects of venom from the
           bite of a snake or insect or other animal [syn: {antivenene}]

















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