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[syn: antivenin, antivenene]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Antivenin \An`ti*ve"nin\, n. [Written also antivenen,
antivenine.] [Pref. anti- + L. venenum poison.] (Physiol.
Chem.)
The serum of blood rendered antitoxic to a venom by repeated
injections of small doses of the venom; also, the component
of such a serum which is antitoxic to the venom.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
antivenin
n 1: an antitoxin that counteracts the effects of venom from the
bite of a snake or insect or other animal [syn:
antivenin, antivenene]