ANTIVENIN


Meaning of ANTIVENIN in English

/an'tee ven"in, an'tuy-/ , n.

1. an antitoxin present in the blood of an animal following repeated injections of venom.

2. the antitoxic serum obtained from such blood.

[ 1890-95; earlier antiven ( ene ) (ANTI- + venene venenum potion, poison; see VENOM) + -IN 2 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .