venom
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
venom/ˈvenəm/
▶noun
- 1 poisonous fluid secreted by animals such as snakes and scorpions and typically injected into prey or aggressors by biting or stinging.
- 2 extreme malice and bitterness.
– derivatives
venomed adjective.
venomed adjective.
– origin ME: from OFr. venim, var. of venin, from an alt. of L. venenum ‘poison’.
'venom' also found in these Oxford entries:
antivenin
- back-fanged
- front-fanged
- milk
- scorzonera
- spitting cobra
- theriac
- treacle
- venomous
- virus
