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What (who) is Poison - definition

SUBSTANCE THAT CAUSES DEATH, INJURY OR HARM TO ORGANS, WHEN AN ORGANISM ABSORBS A SUFFICIENT QUANTITY

Poisonous; Poisons; Toxic Substances; Poision; Posion; Deadliest poison; Contact poison; Poisin; Toxic substances; Acute poisoning; Gut decontamination; Poisonous substance; Poisen

poison

I. n.

Venom, virus, bane, pest, taint, noxious influence.

II. v. a.

Infect, taint, contaminate, corrupt, canker, mar, impair, vitiate, envenom, pollute.

poison

¦ noun

1. a substance that causes death or harm when introduced into or absorbed by a living organism.

2. something that has a destructive or corrupting influence.

3. Chemistry a substance that reduces the activity of a catalyst.

4. Physics an impurity that retards nuclear fission by absorbing neutrons.

¦ verb

1. administer poison to or contaminate with poison.

2. corrupt or harm.

Derivatives

poisoner noun

Origin

ME: from OFr. poison 'magic potion', from L. potio(n-) 'potion', related to potare 'to drink'.

Poison

·vi To act as, or convey, a poison.

II. Poison ·noun To injure or kill by poison; to administer poison to.

III. Poison ·noun To put poison upon or into; to infect with poison; as, to poison an arrow; to poison food or drink.

IV. Poison ·noun That which taints or destroys moral purity or health; as, the poison of evil example; the poison of sin.

V. Poison ·noun To Taint; to Corrupt; to Vitiate; as, vice poisons happiness; slander poisoned his mind.

VI. Poison ·noun Any agent which, when introduced into the animal organism, is capable of producing a morbid, noxious, or deadly effect upon it; as, morphine is a deadly poison; the poison of pestilential diseases.

Wikipedia

Poison

Poison is a chemical substance that has a detrimental effect to life. The term is used in a wide range of scientific fields and industries, where it is often specifically defined. It may also be applied colloquially or figuratively, with a broad sense.

Whether something is considered a poison may change depending on the amount, the circumstances, and what living things are present. Poisoning could be accidental or deliberate, and if the cause can be identified there may be ways to neutralise the effects or minimise the symptoms.

In biology, a poison is a chemical substance causing death, injury or harm to organisms or their parts. In medicine, poisons are a kind of toxin that are delivered passively, not actively. In industry the term may be negative, something to be removed to make a thing safe, or positive, an agent to limit unwanted pests. In ecological terms, poisons introduced into the environment can later cause unwanted effects elsewhere, or in other parts of the food chain.

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Examples of use of Poison

1. The alliance will boost existing conservation efforts to protect species such as the dyeing poison frog, the splash–backed poison frog, and the poison arrow frog.

2. This gives more time for the discharge of poison from the poison sac.

3. He explained that, in traditional Chinese medicine, the poison from the scorpions counteracted the poison of illness.

4. The CIA turned to the poison pen – a ballpoint containing a tiny, hidden, spring–loaded hypodermic syringe filled with poison.

5. Aspartame – the sweetest poison known to humanity?