Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

echidnine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: echid-nine
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The clear, viscid fluid secreted by the poison glands of certain snakes.

Uncountable

noun

A nitrogenous base contained in this fluid, believed to be the active poisonous principle of the virus.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Prince Lucien Bonaparte has shown that the poison of the Viper consists essentially of a principle to which he has given the name echidnine or viperine"

Etymology

From Greek ἔχιδνα (ékhidna, “snake, viper”) + -ine.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does echidnine mean?: The clear, viscid fluid secreted by the poison glands of certain snakes.
Where does echidnine come from?: From Greek ἔχιδνα (ékhidna, “snake, viper”) + -ine.

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