antivenin

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Recent Examples of antivenin Their bite is extremely painful and, but luckily, an antivenin (a.k.a. anti-venom, or an injection given to boost antibodies against a particular poison) now exists. Emilia Benton, Women's Health, 30 June 2023 The pros at the hospital can identify the venom by its effects and choose the proper antivenin based on that. Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 10 Apr. 2023 The items on his manifesto include exporting dog meat and harvesting snake venom to make antivenin. Michael M. Phillips, WSJ, 6 Aug. 2022 At the hospital he was treated with antivenin, KDVR reported. Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 14 July 2022 See All Example Sentences for antivenin
Recent Examples of Synonyms for antivenin
Noun
  • Death can occur within a few minutes of having significant contact with a box jellyfish if antivenom isn't administered, Sky News Australia stated, citing Australian Geographic.
    Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
  • America’s zookeepers–and a cooler full of antivenom–are their best chance of survival.
    Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Former Los Angeles Times scribe Louis Sahagun wrote about the company’s effort to bring its anti-venom antidote, Varespladib, to the market in 2023.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
  • And the Chiefs jumped up three spots to take LSU cornerback Mansoor Delane as a new antidote to the Waddle-Courtland Sutton combination in Denver.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026

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“Antivenin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antivenin. Accessed 3 May. 2026.

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