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ANTIVENIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does antivenin mean?
• ANTIVENIN (noun)
The noun ANTIVENIN has 1 sense:
1. an antitoxin that counteracts the effects of venom from the bite of a snake or insect or other animal
Familiarity information: ANTIVENIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An antitoxin that counteracts the effects of venom from the bite of a snake or insect or other animal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
antivenene; antivenin
Hypernyms ("antivenin" is a kind of...):
antitoxin (an antibody that can neutralize a specific toxin)
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