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VENOM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Feeling a need to see others suffer
Synonyms:
malice; maliciousness; spite; spitefulness; venom
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("venom" is a kind of...):
malevolence; malignity (wishing evil to others)
Derivation:
venomous (marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Toxin secreted by animals; secreted by certain snakes and poisonous insects (e.g., spiders and scorpions)
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("venom" is a kind of...):
animal toxin; zootoxin (a toxin resembling bacterial toxins in its antigenic properties that is found in the fluids of certain animals)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "venom"):
kokoi venom (a potent neurotoxin found in a particular frog)
snake venom (venom secreted by certain snakes)
Derivation:
venomous (extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom)
Context examples:
A measurement of the time it takes a plasma sample to clot after adding dilute Russell's viper venom.
(Dilute Russell's Viper Venom Time Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)
A bufadienolide toxin originally isolated from the venom of the Chinese toad Bufo gargarizans; it is also one of the glycosides in the traditional Chinese medicine ChanSu, with potential cardiotonic activity.
(Bufogenin, NCI Thesaurus)
The determination of the ratio of the dilute Russell's viper venom time in a subject sample to a control sample.
(Dilute Russell's Viper Venom Time to Control Ratio Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)
A bufadienolide compound extracted from the dried venom secreted by the parotid glands of toads and one of the glycosides in the traditional Chinese medicine ChanSu, with potential antineoplastic activity.
(Cinobufagin, NCI Thesaurus)
A homeopathic remedy derived from the venom of the bushmaster snake, Lachesis Muta, found in Central and South America.
(Lachesis Venom, NCI Thesaurus)
Chlorotoxin (CTX) is a 36-amino acid peptide found in the venom of the deathstalker scorpion, and a chloride channel blocker.
(Chlorotoxin, NCI Thesaurus)
CTX is a 36 amino acid neurotoxin found in the venom of the giant yellow scorpion Leiurus quinquestriatus that preferentially binds malignant cells of neuroectodermal origin.
(Iodine I 131 TM-601, NCI Thesaurus)
A chill wind was blowing that nipped him sharply and bit with especial venom into his wounded shoulder.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
The anticoagulant blocks in vitro assembly of the prothrombinase complex, resulting in prolongation of in vitro clotting assays such as the activated partial thromboplastin time, the russell viper venom time, and others.
(Lupus Anticoagulant Antibody, NCI Thesaurus)
A specific complex of toxic proteins from the venom of Crotalus durissus terrificus (South American rattlesnake).
(Crotoxin, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
