ophiotoxin

English

Etymology

ophio- +‎ toxin

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒksɪn

Noun

ophiotoxin (plural ophiotoxins)

1. (obsolete) Any toxin present in a snake venom.
   • 1924, Norman Morrison, The life-story of the adder, page 125:

     It is probable that Faust's ophiotoxins of a glucoside nature collaborate with the protein globulin and proteose to produce the effects so markedly evident in the symptomatology of adder poisoning.

Translations

Translations

• French: ophiotoxine (fr) f