envenomation
envenomation noun: the injection of a venom by means of a sting, etc.
Noun
envenomation (countable and uncountable, plural envenomations)
- The injection of a venom by means of a sting, etc.
- No one knows how well ratels can count in the ratel-bee brinkmanship game, but they likely can sense when a dangerous level of envenomation is near.2016, Justin O. Schmidt, The Sting of the Wild, Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN, page 36
- The deterioration in the surface quality of a plastic that is in contact with another material.
- Following a letter ballot of D-20. new definitions of plasticizer, reinforced plastics, filler, A-stage, B-stage, C-stage, and envenomation, will be sent to the standards committee.1953, Rubber World, volume 130, page 220
Forms of envenomation
| plural | envenomations |
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Origin of envenomation
From envenom + -ation.
Words formed from envenomation
Questions about envenomation
- What does envenomation mean?
- Envenomation means the injection of a venom by means of a sting, etc.
- What part of speech is envenomation?
- Envenomation is a noun.
- What is the plural of envenomation?
- The plural of envenomation is envenomations.
Words near envenomation in the dictionary
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