echidnine (uncountable)
The clear, viscid fluid secreted by the poison glands of certain snakes.
(organic compound) A nitrogenous base contained in this fluid, believed to be the active poisonous principle of the virus.
Source: Wiktionary
E*chid"nine (; 104), n. Etym: [See Echidna.] (Chem.)
Definition: The clear, viscid fluid secreted by the poison glands of certain serpents; also, a nitrogenous base contained in this, and supposed to be the active poisonous principle of the virus. Brande & C.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 November 2024
(adjective) furnished with inhabitants; āthe area is well populatedā; āforests populated with all kinds of wild lifeā
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
