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Meaning of echidnine | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The clear, viscid fluid secreted by the poison glands of certain snakes.
    uncountable
  2. A nitrogenous base contained in this fluid, believed to be the active poisonous principle of the virus.
    uncountable

Equivalents

Français échidnine

Examples

“Prince Lucien Bonaparte has shown that the poison of the Viper consists essentially of a principle to which he has given the name echidnine or viperine”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Echikunwoke echimyid echinacea echinacean echinacoside echinasterid

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