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antivenin

/ˌæntɪˈvɛnɪn/

antivenin noun: synonym of antivenom, (now) particularly for snakebites containing venin.

Noun

antivenin (plural antivenins)

  1. Synonym of antivenom, (now) particularly for snakebites containing venin.
    Synonyms:
    antivenom

antivenin meaning in Tamil

antivenin in Tamil

நச்சுப்புரதம், விடமெதிர்ப்பி, நச்சுமுறி, நச்செதிர்ப்பி

Synonyms of antivenin

Forms of antivenin

pluralantivenins
alternative formanti-venin

Origin of antivenin

From French antivenin (“antivenom”), from anti- + venin (“venom”), popularized by Albert Calmette & al.'s 1894 work creating serums to treat snakebites. Equivalent to anti- + venin (“venom; biochemical toxin found in certain snakes”). Doublet of antivenom and antivenene.

Questions about antivenin

What does antivenin mean?
Antivenin means synonym of antivenom, (now) particularly for snakebites containing venin.
What is antivenin in Tamil?
Antivenin in Tamil is நச்சுப்புரதம், விடமெதிர்ப்பி, நச்சுமுறி. See Antivenin meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is antivenin?
Antivenin is a noun.
How do you pronounce antivenin?
Antivenin is pronounced /ˌæntɪˈvɛnɪn/.
What is the plural of antivenin?
The plural of antivenin is antivenins.

Words near antivenin in the dictionary

  1. antivehicle
  2. antivehicular
  3. antivenene
  4. antivenenes
  5. antivenereal
  6. antivenin
  7. antivenins
  8. antivenom
  9. antivenomic
  10. antivenomics
  11. antivenomous

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Adapted from Wiktionary: antivenin (page history and authors); antivenin (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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