echidnine

echidnine
echidˈnine noun
Snake-poison
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Main Entry:echidna

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  • Echidnine — E*chid nine (?; 104), n. [See {Echidna}.] (Chem.) The clear, viscid fluid secreted by the poison glands of certain serpents; also, a nitrogenous base contained in this, and supposed to be the active poisonous principle of the virus. Brande & C …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • échidnine — (é ki dni n ) s. f. Terme de chimie. Substance organique qui est le principe venimeux du venin de la vipère. ÉTYMOLOGIE    En grec, vipère …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

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