0 the poison produced by some snakes, scorpions etc, transmitted by biting or stinging -- gift
the venom of a cobra.
1 great ill-feeling, anger etc -- ondskabsfuldhed; giftighed
He spoke with venom.
The venoms contain many different toxins that vary in their effects; some are extremely toxic.
Over the century, the baker's guild was assailed with growing venom as an anti-social racket restricting admissions to the trade, monopolizing custom, pushing prices up, and making fortunes.
In his view, the venom is inoculated by the fangs of a snake, or the spur of a scorpion, which, he says, he observed to be hollow.
Differences in venom composition may play a role in the effectiveness of the medicinal plants used for snakebites.
Put differently: a venom is not a venom per se, but rather has the property to act as such in certain bodies.
I had been hurt by the crude insults, deliberate distortions and sheer venom that had been directed at us.
Three plant compounds, wedelolactone, sitosterol and stigmasterol were able to neutralise lethal doses of the venom.
The above procedure was repeated 4 to 5 times to maximize the yield of peptide toxins from the crude venom.
