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poison
has definitions from the field of biology
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[ noun ] (biology) any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism
Synonyms Used in print (Organic Gardening and Farming,...)It is thick , much like an egg_plant 's skin , so that poison sprays , if they are used , present no hazard to the consumer . Good taste and versatility , plus safety from spray poisons would be enough to recommend the frequent use of such a fruit , even if its nutritional values were limited . Related terms substance strychnine nicotine toxin venom brucine hyoscyamine atropine |
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[ verb ] spoil as if by poison
Examples "poison someone's mind" "poison the atmosphere in the office" Used in print (Harold Rosenberg, "The Trial and Eichmann"...)Should not everyone have been awakened to_it as an outstanding fact of our time that the nations poisoned by anti-Semitism proved less fortunate in regard_to their own freedom than those whose citizens saved their Jewish compatriots from the transports ? Related terms |
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[ verb ] kill with poison
Examples "She poisoned her husband" Used in print (Genevieve Holden, Deadlier Than the Male....)`` So you 're looking_for a woman who married a man who might have lived here a year ago and might have been poisoned . Related terms |
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[ noun ] anything that harms or destroys
Examples "the poison of fascism" Used in print (Harold Rosenberg, "The Trial and Eichmann"...)In regard_to Eichmann , it was to be found in the Nazi outlook , which contained a principle separate from and far worse than anti-Semitism , a principle by which the poison of anti-Semitism itself was made more virulent . Related terms |
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[ verb ] administer poison to
Examples "She poisoned her husband but he did not die" Related terms |
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