Definition of poison

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Poison (n.) 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..

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Galena :: Galena (n.) A remedy or antidose for poison; theriaca.
Bikh :: Bikh (n.) The East Indian name of a virulent poison extracted from Aconitum ferox or other species of aconite: also, the plant itself..
Cackerel :: Cackerel (n.) The mendole; a small worthless Mediterranean fish considered poisonous by the ancients. See Mendole.
Urechitoxin :: Urechitoxin (n.) A poisonous glucoside found accompanying urechitin, and extracted as a bitter white crystalline substance..
Flybane :: Flybane (n.) A kind of catchfly of the genus Silene; also, a poisonous mushroom (Agaricus muscarius); fly agaric..
Venenate :: Venenate (v. t.) To poison; to infect with poison.
Jamestown Weed :: "Jamestown weed () The poisonous thorn apple or stramonium (Datura stramonium), a rank weed early noticed at Jamestown, Virginia. See Datura..
Deletery :: Deletery (a.) Destructive; poisonous.
Venomous :: Venomous (a.) Full of venom; noxious to animal life; poisonous; as, the bite of a serpent may be venomous..
Venene :: Venene (a.) Poisonous; venomous.
Belladonna :: Belladonna (n.) An herbaceous European plant (Atropa belladonna) with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries. The whole plant and its fruit are very poisonous, and the root and leaves are used as powerful medicinal agents. Its properties are largely due to the alkaloid atropine which it contains. Called also deadly nightshade..
Mushroom :: Mushroom (n.) Any large fungus, especially one of the genus Agaricus; a toadstool. Several species are edible; but many are very poisonous..
Imbibition :: Imbibition (n.) The act or process of imbibing, or absorbing; as, the post-mortem imbibition of poisons..
Hydra-tainted :: Hydra-tainted (a.) Dipped in the gall of the fabulous hydra; poisonous; deadly.
Poisonsome :: Poisonsome (a.) Poisonous.[Obs.] Holland.
Tox/mia :: Tox/mia (a.) Blood poisoning. See under Blood.
Parsnip :: Parsnip (n.) The aromatic and edible spindle-shaped root of the cultivated form of the Pastinaca sativa, a biennial umbelliferous plant which is very poisonous in its wild state; also, the plant itself..
Taint :: Taint (v. t.) To imbue or impregnate with something extraneous, especially with something odious, noxious, or poisonous; hence, to corrupt; to infect; to poison; as, putrid substance taint the air..
Solanine :: Solanine (n.) A poisonous alkaloid glucoside extracted from the berries of common nightshade (Solanum nigrum), and of bittersweet, and from potato sprouts, as a white crystalline substance having an acrid, burning taste; -- called also solonia, and solanina..
#NAME? :: -ous () An adjective suffix meaning full of, abounding in, having, possessing the qualities of, like; as in gracious, abounding in grace; arduous, full of ardor; bulbous, having bulbs, bulblike; riotous, poisonous, piteous, joyous, etc..
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