Definitions for crotalin

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crotalin cro·ta·lin

Spelling: [kroht-l-in]

IPA: /ˈkroʊt l ɪn/

Crotalin is a 8 letter English word.

You can make 445 anagrams from letters in crotalin (acilnort).

Definitions for crotalin

noun

1. a protein in the venom of pit vipers, used as an antigen in the preparation of snake antivenins.

Origin of crotalin

New Latin Crotal(us) a genus of rattlesnakes, from whose venom the protein was extracted (Latin crotalum Greek krótalon rattle) + -in²

Examples for crotalin

He also found both crotalin and crotalin solution to vary in activity.

It was a combination of crotalin venom and ptomaine poisons, a very deadly mess.