venom

n. 1 poisonous fluid of esp. Snakes. 2 malignity; virulence.  venomous adj. Venomously adv. [latin venenum]

n. Matter fatal or injurious to life; poison; particularly, the poisonous, the poisonous matter which certain animals, such as serpents, scorpions, bees, etc., secrete in a state of health, and communicate by thing or stinging.