FROG VENOM
\fɹˈɒɡ vˈɛnəm], \fɹˈɒɡ vˈɛnəm], \f_ɹ_ˈɒ_ɡ v_ˈɛ_n_ə_m]\
Sort: Oldest first
-
Venoms produced by frogs, toads, salamanders, etc. The venom glands are usually on the skin of the back and contain cardiotoxic glycosides, cholinolytics, and a number of other bioactive materials, many of which have been characterized. The venoms have been used as arrow poisons and include bufogenin, bufotoxin, bufagin, bufotalin, histrionicotoxins, and pumiliotoxin.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
Word of the day
dust storm
- a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand a windstorm that lifts up clouds dust or sand; "it was the kind of duster not experienced in years"