English Dictionary: venom | by the DICT Development Group |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Venene \Ve*nene"\, a. Poisonous; venomous. [Obs.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Venin \Ven"in\, n. [L. venenum poison.] (Physiol. Chem.) A toxic substance contained in the venom of poisonous snakes; also, a (supposedly identical) toxic substance obtained by the cleavage of an albumose. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Venom \Ven"om\, v. t. [OE. venimen, OF. venimer, L. venenare. See {Venom}, n.] To infect with venom; to envenom; to poison. [R.] [bd]Venomed vengeance.[b8] --Shak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Venom \Ven"om\, n. [OE. venim, OF. venim, F. venin, L. veneum. Cf. {Venenate}.] 1. Matter fatal or injurious to life; poison; particularly, the poisonous, the poisonous matter which certain animals, such as serpents, scorpions, bees, etc., secrete in a state of health, and communicate by thing or stinging. Or hurtful worm with cankered venom bites. --Milton. 2. Spite; malice; malignity; evil quality. Chaucer. [bd]The venom of such looks.[b8] --Shak. Syn: Venom; virus; bane. See {Poison}. |