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Word of the Day for Sunday, February 22, 2009nocuous \NOK-yoo-uhs\, adjective: very hurtful; noxious The most important conclusions are that the bile of nocuous or venomous serpents is the most powerful antidote to venom. "Let us take for example a nocuous stimulus, such as a strong electric current or wounding or cauterization of the skin." by 1627 from Latin nocuus "hurtful," from root of nocere "to injure, harm," from causative form of Proto Indo-European *nek- "death." | |||||||||
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