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venefice

venefice noun: the act or practice of poisoning.

Noun

venefice (plural venefices)

  1. (obsolete) The act or practice of poisoning.

Forms of venefice

pluralvenefices

Origin of venefice

From Latin venēficium.

Questions about venefice

What does venefice mean?
Venefice means the act or practice of poisoning.
What part of speech is venefice?
Venefice is a noun.
What is the plural of venefice?
The plural of venefice is venefices.

Words near venefice in the dictionary

  1. veneering
  2. veneerings
  3. veneers
  4. venefic
  5. venefical
  6. venefice
  7. venefices
  8. veneficial
  9. veneficious
  10. veneficiously
  11. veneficous

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