venom noun [U] (POISON)
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Meaning of venom in English
(Definition of venom from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
venom | Intermediate English
Examples of venom
venom
You'll see venom if you try to change it or stop it.
From New York Post
I spent my time collecting snakes from the wild, extracting venom from up to 100 snakes a day, conducting research and of course publishing.
From National Geographic
A caterpillar sting can be serious to those individuals who are allergic to insect venom.
From NOLA.com
But in the world of biomedical science, researchers are finding that venom toxins not only have the potential to harm, but also to heal.
From Huffington Post
He now hopes to look at the evolution of venom in a member of the latter family, such as a rattlesnake or adder.
From Phys.Org
Based on this observation, and no actual evidence, he suggested that the dragons use bacteria as a form of venom.
From National Geographic
You can't have flapping wings and a huge body and venom and fast legs and a big brain.
From The Atlantic
It turns out that snakes' venom glands have co-opted many proteins that originally played more mundane roles elsewhere in their bodies.
From Phys.Org
They do not have venom that dissolves your flesh.
From Wired
I love that they showed the difference between venom and poison.
From National Geographic
Would this have been news if the parents had used cobra venom or poison sumac?
From ABC News
The painful lesson for journalists is that it's necessary to listen to the critics, even when they are spewing venom.
From NPR
Of those who survive, nearly 400,000 to 500,000 will have lasting injuries, many from cytotoxic venom.
From Washington Post
They have the most toxic known insect venom.
From NPR
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yılan/böcek zehiri, garaz, kin…
venin [masculine], fiel [masculine], venin…
毒（どく）, 毒気（どくけ）…
vergif, venijn…
jed, zlost, jedovatost…
gift, ondskabsfuldhed, giftighed…
bisa, kemarahan…
พิษจากการถูกสัตว์กัดต่อย, ความโกรธ…
nọc độc, sự căm ghét…
jad, nienawiść…
gift, giftighet, bitterhet…
bisa, geram, sakit hati…
das Gift, die Gehässigkeit…
gift [masculine], giftighet [masculine], gift…
отрута, злоба…
яд, злоба, желчь…
