antivenin

noun

an·​ti·​ven·​in ˌan-tē-ˈve-nən How to pronounce antivenin (audio) ˌan-ˌtī- How to pronounce antivenin (audio)
Synonyms of antiveninnext
: an antitoxin to a venom
also : an antiserum containing such antitoxin

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The pros at the hospital can identify the venom by its effects and choose the proper antivenin based on that. — Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 10 Apr. 2023 As luck would have it, Charlie had been given an antivenin shot just two days before he got bitten by the rattlesnake. — Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025 The items on his manifesto include exporting dog meat and harvesting snake venom to make antivenin. — Michael M. Phillips, WSJ, 6 Aug. 2022 At the hospital he was treated with antivenin, KDVR reported. — Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 14 July 2022 See All Example Sentences for antivenin

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First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of antivenin was in 1895

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“Antivenin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antivenin. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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antivenin

noun
an·​ti·​ven·​in ˌant-i-ˈven-ən How to pronounce antivenin (audio)
ˌan-ˌtī-
: a serum containing an antitoxin to a poison of an animal (as a snake)

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antivenin

noun
an·​ti·​ven·​in -ˈven-ən How to pronounce antivenin (audio)
: an antitoxin to a venom
also : an antiserum containing such an antitoxin

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