Nikolsky's viper
Nikolsky's viper noun: a venomous viper, Vipera nikolskii, endemic to Ukraine, eastern Romania, and southwestern Russia.
Noun
Nikolsky's viper (plural Nikolsky's vipers)
- A venomous viper, Vipera nikolskii, endemic to Ukraine, eastern Romania, and southwestern Russia.
- The PLA2s were purified from the venoms of the banded krait (Bungarus fasciatus), the steppe viper (Vipera renardi) and the Nikolsky’s viper (Vipera nikolskii). The most active was the heterodimeric PLA2 HDP-2 from the Nikolsky’s viper, which exhibited nanomolar virucidal activity.2022 June 10, Oliveira, A.L., Viegas, M.F., da Silva, S.L. et al., “The chemistry of snake venom and its medicinal potential”, in Nature Reviews Chemistry, volume 6, →DOI, page 463
- Synonyms:
- Nikolsky's adder
Synonyms of Nikolsky's viper
- Nikolsky's adder
Forms of Nikolsky's viper
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Origin of Nikolsky's viper
Named after Alexander Nikolsky (1858–1942), Russian herpetologist.
Questions about Nikolsky's viper
- What does Nikolsky's viper mean?
- Nikolsky's viper means a venomous viper, Vipera nikolskii, endemic to Ukraine, eastern Romania, and southwestern Russia.
- What part of speech is Nikolsky's viper?
- Nikolsky's viper is a noun.
- What is the plural of Nikolsky's viper?
- The plural of Nikolsky's viper is Nikolsky's vipers.
Words near Nikolsky's viper in the dictionary
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