ophiotoxin

Etymology

From ophio- + toxin.

ophiotoxin means any toxin present in a snake venom. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 82 out of 100.

noun

Any toxin present in a snake venom.“It is probable that Faust's ophiotoxins of a glucoside nature collaborate with the protein globulin and proteose to produce the effects so markedly evident in the symptomatology of adder poisoning.”