Biologically Active Substance
spider venom
spi·der ven·om
Subclass of:
Arthropod Venoms
Definitions related to spider venoms:
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(spider poison) Poison produced by spiders, toxic to other living organisms.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Venoms of arthropods of the order Araneida of the ARACHNIDA. The venoms usually contain several protein fractions, including ENZYMES, hemolytic, neurolytic, and other TOXINS, BIOLOGICAL.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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