Echidnine

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

  Echidnine \E*chid"nine\ (?; 104), n. [See {Echidna}.] (Chem.)
     The clear, viscid fluid secreted by the poison glands of
     certain serpents; also, a nitrogenous base contained in this,
     and supposed to be the active poisonous principle of the
     virus. --Brande & C.