antivenom

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A medicine that counteracts venom, an antidote to biological poisons from venomous animals such as snakes and spiders.

Word forms

antivenom antivenoms

Etymology

From anti- + venom, q.v. Doublet of antivenin and antivenene.

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