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venom

/ˈvɛnəm/ noun C1
  1. An animal toxin intended for defensive or offensive use; a biological poison delivered by bite, sting, etc., to protect an animal or to kill its prey. (countable, uncountable)
  2. Feeling or speech marked by spite or malice; vitriol. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)

Plural venoms

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If the child were pricked with one of those arrows dipped in curare or some other devilish drug, it would mean death if the venom were not sucked out.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 68 · B2

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