Venomousness
//ˈvɛnəməsnəs// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The condition of being venomous. uncountable
"Researchers assumed that there was no venom without a delivery system, and so they concluded that venomousness must be a highly derived trait seen in a relatively small fraction of all snake species."
- 2 The property of being poisonous or envenomed; or of having a venom-producing gland. wordnet
Example
More examples"Researchers assumed that there was no venom without a delivery system, and so they concluded that venomousness must be a highly derived trait seen in a relatively small fraction of all snake species."
Etymology
From venomous + -ness.
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