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venomizing

venomizing is the present participle and gerund of venomize.

Meaning of venomize

Verb

venomize (third-person singular simple present venomizes, present participle venomizing, simple past and past participle venomized)

  1. (transitive) To treat (an ailment) or process (a laboratory specimen) with 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
  2. (transitive) To envenom (prey or a person).

Questions about venomizing

What is venomizing the present participle and gerund of?
Venomizing is the present participle and gerund of venomize.

Words near venomizing in the dictionary

  1. venoming
  2. venomization
  3. venomize
  4. venomized
  5. venomizes
  6. venomizing
  7. venomless
  8. venomlike
  9. venomoid
  10. venomoids
  11. venomosalivary

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