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
  • Funding a promising breakthrough In laboratory trials with rodents, the new nanobody antivenom prevented the deaths of mice exposed to venoms from 17 of the 18 snake species.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Also known as a water moccasin, this darkly colored—usually near-black or olive brown—snake isn’t aggressive, but its bite is fatal without rapid administration of an antivenom.
    Owen Clarke, Outside, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The analysis suggests that visitors consistently describe the experience as magical, romantic, and uplifting, which is a reliable antidote to winter gloom.
    Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Addressing this shortage is the antidote to rising prices, Jenny Schuetz, vice president of infrastructure for housing at the philanthropic think-tank Arnold Ventures, says in a statement to TIME.
    Connor Greene, Time, 21 Jan. 2026

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