venom
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4.6
- noun
- /ˈvɛnəm/
:
veneno
- The snake's venom can cause paralysis in its victims.
- venom gland
- snake venom
- inject venom
Poison is ingested and venom is injected.
- Poison is ingested and venom is injected.
- One type of venom attacks your cardiovascular system.
- It's a different chemical that it is the smoked venom of the Sonoran Desert toad.
- I can't, I'm I got venom around my back.
- The deep sauce is the horned Viper of North Africa and it's venom makes you really thirsty.
- But I googled it and it was like frog venom.
- Not protein, but like a protein Joey, like in the in the, in the venom, I'm assuming.
Examples
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Researchers are studying how the venom of certain spiders affects the human body.
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She then stings its brain, where her venom blocks its fight or flight response.
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Thirty seconds before the venom does its thing.
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Ah, it's just a reaction to the bee venom.
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Venom affects your nervous system.
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One type of venom attacks your cardiovascular system.
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For one thing, scientists still don't understand what makes the creature's venom so deadly.
Academic text (2011) -
The venom contains a toxin that's incredibly lethal.
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Remarkable, isn't it, how quickly the venom of the basilisk penetrates the body?
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Not only is it lethal, but the venom of a tracker jacker sting can produce powerful hallucinations.
Synonyms
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2.1
A substance that makes people, animals, or plants very ill and can cause death
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5.3
A poisonous substance that some animals, plants, or bacteria make
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4.3
A poisonous fluid that some snakes inject when they bite to stop or kill other animals
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4.4
Something that can cause serious harm or death when swallowed, touched and breathed
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4.6
Poison from an animal, like a snake or frog, that can kill people
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9.5
A poisonous substance that can harm people and animals
A poison that animals make, for example snake or jellyfish venom
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Idioms
Compounds
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4.3
A poisonous fluid that some snakes inject when they bite to stop or kill other animals
- Specialized
Poison in a frog's skin that can make people and animals very sick or die
How Toxic
Surface Forms
Etymology
Venom comes from the Latin venenum, which means 'poison' or 'drug'. It gives the image of a poisonous liquid that animals inject by bite or sting, so we use venom for the poison made by snakes, spiders, and similar animals.