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venomization

venomization noun: the treatment of a substance with snake venom.

Noun

venomization (uncountable)

  1. The treatment of a substance with snake venom.
    • The Effect of Washing the Corpuscles after Venomization.—Attention has been drawn to the fact that the property of venom which is being described is operative only in the presence of an excess of venom. Corpuscles once protected can be diluted with water indefinitely without any laking taking...1905 April 25, Hideyo Noguchi, “A study of the protective action of snake venom upon blood corpuscles”, in Journal of Experimental Medicine, volume 7, number 2, →DOI, →PMCID, page 201

Origin of venomization

From venom + -ization.

Questions about venomization

What does venomization mean?
Venomization means the treatment of a substance with snake venom.
What part of speech is venomization?
Venomization is a noun.

Words near venomization in the dictionary

  1. venomers
  2. venomes
  3. venomic
  4. venomics
  5. venoming
  6. venomization
  7. venomize
  8. venomized
  9. venomizes
  10. venomizing
  11. venomless

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