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ophiotoxin

ophiotoxin noun: any toxin present in a snake venom.

Noun

ophiotoxin (plural ophiotoxins)

  1. (obsolete) Any toxin present in a snake venom.
    • It is probable that Faust's ophiotoxins of a glucoside nature collaborate with the protein globulin and proteose to produce the effects so markedly evident in the symptomatology of adder poisoning.1924, Norman Morrison, The life-story of the adder, page 125

Forms of ophiotoxin

pluralophiotoxins

Origin of ophiotoxin

From ophio- + toxin.

Words that rhyme with ophiotoxin

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Questions about ophiotoxin

What does ophiotoxin mean?
Ophiotoxin means any toxin present in a snake venom.
What part of speech is ophiotoxin?
Ophiotoxin is a noun.
What is the plural of ophiotoxin?
The plural of ophiotoxin is ophiotoxins.

Words near ophiotoxin in the dictionary

  1. Ophiotaurus
  2. ophiothamnid
  3. ophiothamnids
  4. ophiothricid
  5. ophiothricids
  6. ophiotoxin
  7. ophiotoxins
  8. ophiotrichid
  9. ophiotrichids
  10. Ophir
  11. Ophir City

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