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Meaning of Nikolsky's viper | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A venomous viper, Vipera nikolskii, endemic to Ukraine, eastern Romania, and southwestern Russia.

Examples

“The PLA2s were purified from the venoms of the banded krait (Bungarus fasciatus), the steppe viper (Vipera renardi) and the Nikolsky’s viper (Vipera nikolskii). The most active was the heterodimeric PLA2 HDP-2 from the Nikolsky’s viper, which exhibited nanomolar virucidal activity.”

CEFR level

B2

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

See also

Nikon Nikon choir Nikon chorus Nikonian Nikonite Nikonov