echidnine
Meanings
noun
- The clear, viscid fluid secreted by the poison glands of certain snakes.
- A nitrogenous base contained in this fluid, believed to be the active poisonous principle of the virus.
Word forms
Etymology
From Greek ἔχιδνα (ékhidna, “snake, viper”) + -ine.
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