• (n.) A toxic substance contained in the venom of poisonous snakes; also, a (supposedly identical) toxic substance obtained by the cleavage of an albumose. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/venin/
Ven'in noun [ Latin venenum poison.] (Physiol. Chem.) A toxic substance contained in the venom of poisonous snakes; also, a (supposedly identical) toxic substance obtained by the cleavage of an albumose. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/V/13