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envenomation

noun

Etymology

From envenom + -ation.

  1. derived from envenimer
  2. inherited from envenymen
  3. suffixed as envenomation — “envenom + ation”

Definitions

  1. The injection of a venom by means of a sting, etc.

    • No one knows how well ratels can count in the ratel-bee brinkmanship game, but they likely can sense when a dangerous level of envenomation is near.

  2. The deterioration in the surface quality of a plastic that is in contact with another…

    The deterioration in the surface quality of a plastic that is in contact with another material.

    • Following a letter ballot of D-20. new definitions of plasticizer, reinforced plastics, filler, A-stage, B-stage, C-stage, and envenomation, will be sent to the standards committee.

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Derived

postenvenomation, self-envenomation

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for envenomation. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA