CROTALIN


Meaning of CROTALIN in English

/kroht"l in/ , n. Biochem.

a protein in the venom of pit vipers, used as an antigen in the preparation of snake antivenins.

[ Crotal ( us ) a genus of rattlesnakes, from whose venom the protein was extracted ( crotalum krótalon rattle) + -IN 2 ]

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