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The clear, viscid fluid secreted by the poison glands of certain serpents; also, a nitrogenous base contained in this, and supposed to be the active poisonous principle of the virus.

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  1. n. The clear, viscid fluid secreted by the poison glands of certain serpents; also, a nitrogenous base contained in this, and supposed to be the active poisonous principle of the virus.
  2. The clear, viscid fluid secreted by the poison glands of certain serpents; also, a nitrogenous base contained in this, and supposed to be the active poisonous principle of the virus. Brande & C.
  3. The clear, viscid fluid secreted by the poison glands ofcertain serpents; also, a nitrogenous base contained in this, andsupposed to be the active poisonous principle of the virus. Brande &C.