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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Echidnine

· E·chid·nine · IPA
01 n. The clear, viscid fluid secreted by the poison glands of certain serpents; also, a nitrogenous base contained in this, and supposed to be t…
  1. 1.
    The clear, viscid fluid secreted by the poison glands of certain serpents; also, a nitrogenous base contained in this, and supposed to be the active poisonous principle of the virus.(Chem.)