Ophiotoxin
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any toxin present in a snake venom. obsolete
"It is probable that Faust's ophiotoxins of a glucoside nature collaborate with the protein globulin and proteose to produce the effects so markedly evident in the symptomatology of adder poisoning."
Example
More examples"It is probable that Faust's ophiotoxins of a glucoside nature collaborate with the protein globulin and proteose to produce the effects so markedly evident in the symptomatology of adder poisoning."
Etymology
From ophio- + toxin.
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