'Echidnine' definitions:
Definition of 'Echidnine'
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Echidnine \E*chid"nine\ (?; 104), n. [See Echidna.] (Chem.)
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.
