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poi·son
(poi′zən)n.
1. A substance that causes injury, illness, or death, especially by chemical means.
2. Something destructive or fatal.
3. Chemistry A substance that inhibits another substance or a reaction: a catalyst poison.
tr.v. poi·soned, poi·son·ing, poi·sons
1. To kill or harm with poison.
2. To put poison on or into: poisoning arrows; poisoned the drink.
3.
a. To pollute: Noxious fumes poison the air. See Synonyms at contaminate.
b. To have a harmful influence on; corrupt: Jealousy poisoned their friendship.
4. Chemistry & Physics To inhibit (a substance or reaction).
adj.
Poisonous.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin pōtiō, pōtiōn-, drink; see pō(i)- in Indo-European roots.]
poi′son·er n.
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poison
(ˈpɔɪzən)n
1. (Medicine) any substance that can impair function, cause structural damage, or otherwise injure the body.
2. something that destroys, corrupts, etc: the poison of fascism.
3. (Chemistry) a substance that retards a chemical reaction or destroys or inhibits the activity of a catalyst
4. (General Physics) a substance that absorbs neutrons in a nuclear reactor and thus slows down the reaction. It may be added deliberately or formed during fission
5. what's your poison? informal what would you like to drink?
vb (tr)
6. (Medicine) to give poison to (a person or animal) esp with intent to kill
7. to add poison to
8. to taint or infect with or as if with poison
9. (foll by against) to turn (a person's mind) against: he poisoned her mind against me.
10. (Chemistry) to retard or stop (a chemical or nuclear reaction) by the action of a poison
11. (Chemistry) to inhibit or destroy (the activity of a catalyst) by the action of a poison
[C13: from Old French puison potion, from Latin pōtiō a drink, esp a poisonous one, from pōtāre to drink]
ˈpoisoner n
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poi•son
(ˈpɔɪ zən)n.
1. a substance that has an inherent tendency to destroy life or impair health.
2. something harmful or pernicious, as to happiness or well-being.
v.t. 3. to administer poison to (a person or animal).
4. to kill or injure with or as if with poison.
5. to put poison into or upon; saturate with poison.
6. to ruin, vitiate, or corrupt: Hatred had poisoned their minds.
7. Chem. to destroy or diminish the activity of (a catalyst or enzyme).
adj. 8. poisonous: a poison shrub.
[1200–50; Middle English puisun < Old French < Latin pōtiōnem, acc. of pōtiō drink, potion]
poi′son•er, n.
syn: poison, toxin, venom are terms for any substance that injures the health or destroys life when absorbed into the system. poison is the general word: a poison for insects. A toxin is a poison produced by an organism; it is esp. used in medicine in reference to disease-causing bacterial secretions: A toxin produces diphtheria. venom is esp. used of the poisons injected by bite, sting, etc.: snake venom; bee venom.
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poison
- alexipharmic - Another word for an antidote, from Greek alexein, "ward off," and pharmakon, "poison."
- toxic - Comes from Greek toxikon pharmakon, "poison for arrows," from toxon, "bow."
- venom - Comes from Latin venenum, the love potion Venus used to attract people to each other—but later came to describe "poison."
- virus - A Latin word meaning "poison" or "slimy liquid," it first meant "venom of a snake."
Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
Poison
a remedy for or antidote against poison or infection. — alexipharmic, adj.
poisoning caused by atropine or belladonna.
a condition of chronic poisoning caused by excessive use of barbiturates.
a disease of the nervous system caused by botulin developments in spoiled foods eaten by animals and man; a variety of bacterial food poisoning.
a toxic condition caused by the misuse of the counterirritant and diuretic cantharides.
drunkenness or intoxication from alcohol, especially as an habitual state.
a condition in which the blood contains toxin from the intestines.
a condition caused by eating rye or some other grain infected with ergot fungus or by an overdose of an ergot medicinal agent.
an abnormal fear of poisons. Cf. toxiphobia.
mephitic or carbon dioxide poisoning. — mephitic, mephitical, adj.
the production of immunity against the action of a poison by consuming it regularly in gradually larger doses.
any of a variety of toxic conditions produced by poisonous mush-rooms. Also mycetismus.
chronic phosphorus poisoning.
an acute toxic condition caused by the absorption of lead into the body by skin contact, ingestion, or inhalation; lead poisoning. Also called saturnism.
a poisoning caused by exposure to radioactive plutonium.
excessive salivation, usually associated with chronic mercury poisoning.
a substance that kills rodents.
a toxic condition produced by excessive intake of salicylic acid, marked by vomiting and ringing in the ears.
an illness caused by food tainted with certain species of salmonella bacteria.
blood poisoning caused by putrefactive microorganisms in the bloodstream.
plumbism.
blood poisoning caused by pathogenic microorganisms and their toxic products in the bloodstream. — septicemic, septicaemic, adj.
poisoning from antimony.
a toxic condition caused by excessive use of strychnine.
addiction to tobacco; poisoning from excessive use of tobacco. Also called tabagism, tobaccoism.
Archaic. a toxic condition produced by thebaine, a derivative of opium.
the branch of medical science that studies the effects, antidotes, detection, etc., of poisons. — toxicologist, n. — toxicologie, toxicological, adj.
an abnormal fear of poisoning. Also called toxicophobia. Cf. iophobia. — toxiphobe, toxiphobiac, n.
poisoning caused by microbes in stale cheese or milk.
1. the toxicity or toxic content of urine.
2. the unit used in measuring the toxicity of urine, a quantity sufficient to kill an animal weighing one kilogram. — urotoxic, adj.
2. the unit used in measuring the toxicity of urine, a quantity sufficient to kill an animal weighing one kilogram. — urotoxic, adj.
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poison
Past participle: poisoned
Gerund: poisoning
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| Noun | 1. |  poison - any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organismsubstance - a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties; "shigella is one of the most toxic substances known to man" atropine - a poisonous crystalline alkaloid extracted from the nightshade family; used as an antispasmodic and to dilate the eye pupil; also administered in large amounts as an antidote for organophosphate nerve agents or organophosphate insecticides hyoscyamine - a poisonous crystalline alkaloid (isometric with atropine but more potent); used to treat excess motility of the gastrointestinal tract toxin - a poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant and animal species |
| 2. | poison - anything that harms or destroys; "the poison of fascism" destructiveness - the quality of causing destruction | |
| Verb | 1. | poison - spoil as if by poison; "poison someone's mind"; "poison the atmosphere in the office" corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, misdirect, pervert, profane, vitiate, subvert - corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals" |
| 2. | poison - kill with poison; "She poisoned her husband" poison - kill by its poison; "This mushrooms can poison" kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays" | |
| 3. | poison - add poison to; "Her husband poisoned her drink in order to kill her" | |
| 4. | poison - kill by its poison; "This mushrooms can poison" poison - administer poison to; "She poisoned her husband but he did not die" poison - kill with poison; "She poisoned her husband" kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays" | |
| 5. | poison - administer poison to; "She poisoned her husband but he did not die" intoxicate - have an intoxicating effect on, of a drug poison - kill by its poison; "This mushrooms can poison" |
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poison
noun
2. contamination, corruption, contagion, cancer, virus, blight, bane, malignancy, miasma, canker the poison of crime and violence spreading through the city
verb
1. murder, kill, give someone poison, administer poison to There were rumours that she had poisoned her husband.
2. contaminate, foul, infect, spoil, pollute, blight, taint, adulterate, envenom, befoul The land has been completely poisoned by chemicals.
3. contaminate, lace, spike, tamper with, doctor, adulterate, put poison in He accused them of poisoning his drink
Poisons
Poisonous substances and gases aconite, acrolein, adamsite, afterdamp, Agent Orange, aldrin, allyl alcohol, aniline, antimony potassium tartrate, arsenic or arsenic trioxide, arsine, atropine or atropin, barium hydroxide, benzene, benzidine, brucine, cacodyl, carbon disulphide, carbon monoxide, coniine, conin, or conine, curare, cyanic acid, cyanide, cyanogen, digitalin, emetine, formaldehyde, hemlock, hydrastine, hydrogen cyanide, hydrogen fluoride, hydrogen iodide, hydrogen sulphide, hyoscyamine, lead monoxide, lewisite, lindane, mercuric chloride, mercuric oxide, methanol, methyl bromide, muscarine, mustard gas, nerve gas, nitrogen dioxide, osmium tetroxide, ouabain, oxalic acid, Paraquat, Paris green, phenol, phosgene, picrotoxin, poison gas, potassium cyanide, potassium permanganate, prussic acid, ratsbane, red lead, sarin, silver nitrate, sodium cyanide, sodium fluoroacetate, stibine, strychnine, tetramethyldiarsine, thallium, thebaine, tropine, urushiol, veratrine, whitedamp, zinc chloride
Types of poisoning botulism, bromism, digitalism, ergotism, fluorosis, hydrargyria, iodism, lead poisoning, listeriosis, mercurialism, phosphorism, plumbism, ptomaine poisoning, salmonella, saturnism, strychninism
Poisonous plants aconite, amanita, baneberry, belladonna, black bryony, black nightshade, castor-oil plant, cowbane, coyotillo, deadly nightshade, death camass, death cap or angel, destroying angel, dieffenbachia, dog's mercury, ergot, fly agaric, foxglove, hemlock, henbane, Indian liquorice, laburnum, liberty cap, locoweed, manchineel, monkshood, mountain laurel, Noogoora burr, nux vomica, oleander, poison dogwood or elder, poison ivy, poison oak, poison sumach, pokeweed, pokeberry, or pokeroot, sassy, sasswood, or sassy wood, staggerbush, stavesacre, thorn apple, tutu, upas, water hemlock, wolfsbane or wolf's-bane, woody nightshade
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
poison
noun2. One that contaminates:
1. To make physically impure:
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Translations
отравямотроватровя
emmetzinarenverinarmetzinaverí
jedotrávit
forgiftegiftgift-giftigkomme gift i
veneno
mürgitamamürk
زهر
myrkkymyrkyttää
जहरज़हरविष
otrovotrovati
megmérgezméreg
intoxicarinvenenartoxicoveneno
bisaracun
eitra, byrla eitureitra, setja eitur út íeitur
毒毒を盛る毒を混入する
독독을 넣다
toxicumvenenovenenum
nuodainuodingainuodingasnuodytinuodytojas
indeindētindīgsnoindētsaindēt
jedotráviť
strupzastrupiti
otrovотров
förgiftagift
sumu
ยาพิษวางยาพิษ
zehirzehirlemekzehir koymak
زہر
thuốc độcchất độcđầu độc
poison
[ˈpɔɪzn]A. N (lit, fig) → veneno m
to die of poison → morir envenenado
to take poison → envenenarse
they hate each other like poison → se odian a muerte
what's your poison? → ¿qué toma?
to die of poison → morir envenenado
to take poison → envenenarse
they hate each other like poison → se odian a muerte
what's your poison? → ¿qué toma?
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
poison
[ˈpɔɪzən] n → poison m
vt
[+ person, animal] → empoisonner
[+ food, drink, weapon] → empoisonner
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
poison
n (lit, fig) → Gift nt; what’s your poison? (inf) name your poison (inf) → was willst du trinken?; to hate somebody like poison → jdn glühend or wie die Pest (inf) → hassen ? meat a
vt
(lit) → vergiften; atmosphere, rivers → verpesten; it won’t poison you (inf) → das wird dich nicht umbringen (inf)
(fig) → vergiften; marriage → zerrütten; to poison somebody’s mind against somebody → jdn gegen jdn aufstacheln
poison
:poison fang
n (of snake) → Giftzahn m
poison gas
n → Giftgas nt
poison gland
n (Zool) → Giftdrüse f
poison
:poison ivy
n → kletternder Giftsumach, Giftefeu m
poison oak
n (Bot) → Giftsumach m
poison
:poison pill
n (Fin) zum Schutz gegen ein unerwünschtes Übernahmeangebot eingesetzte Maßnahmen, die im Falle der Übernahme zu einem Wertverlust der Firma führen
poison sumach
n (Bot) → Giftsumach m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
poison
[ˈpɔɪzn]1. n (also) (fig) → veleno
they hate each other like poison → si odiano a morte
what's your poison? (fam) → cosa bevi?
they hate each other like poison → si odiano a morte
what's your poison? (fam) → cosa bevi?
2. vt
a. (person, food) → avvelenare; (air, atmosphere) → inquinare, avvelenare
b. (fig) to poison sb's mind → corrompere qn
to poison sb's mind against sb/sth → sobillare qn contro qn/qc
to poison sb's mind against sb/sth → sobillare qn contro qn/qc
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
poison
(ˈpoizn) noun any substance which causes death or illness when taken into the body. She killed herself by taking poison; (also adjective) poison gas.
verb1. to kill or harm with poison. He poisoned his wife.
2. to put poison into (food etc). He poisoned her coffee.
ˈpoisoner nounˈpoisonous adjective
containing or using poison. That fruit is poisonous; a poisonous snake.
ˈpoisonously adverbpoison-pen letter
an anonymous letter saying wicked things about a person etc.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
poison
→ سُمّ, يُسَمِّمُ jed, otrávit forgifte, gift Gift, vergiften δηλητηριάζω, δηλητήριο envenenar, veneno myrkky, myrkyttää empoisonner, poison otrov, otrovati avvelenare, veleno 毒, 毒を盛る 독, 독을 넣다 vergif, vergiftigen forgifte, gift otruć, trucizna envenenar, veneno отравлять, яд förgifta, gift ยาพิษ, วางยาพิษ zehir, zehirlemek đầu độc, thuốc độc 放毒, 毒药Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
poi·son
n. veneno; [insect, reptile bite] ponzoña; substancia tóxica;
___ ivy → hiedra venenosa.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
poison
n veneno; ant — hormiguicida m, veneno para hormigas; rat — raticida m, veneno para ratas; vt envenenarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.