venenosity

English

Etymology

From Middle English venenosite, venenositee, venenoste, venenouste, from Middle French venenosite or Medieval Latin venēnōsitas.[1][2] By surface analysis, venene +‎ -osity.

Noun

venenosity (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) Quality of being venomous or poisonous.

References

  1. ^ “venē̆nōsitẹ̄, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
  2. ^ “venenosity, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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