Definition of poison

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Poison (n.) To taint; to corrupt; to vitiate; as, vice poisons happiness; slander poisoned his mind..

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Virose :: Virose (a.) Having a nauseous odor; fetid; poisonous.
Hellebore :: Hellebore (n.) A genus of perennial herbs (Helleborus) of the Crowfoot family, mostly having powerfully cathartic and even poisonous qualities. H. niger is the European black hellebore, or Christmas rose, blossoming in winter or earliest spring. H. officinalis was the officinal hellebore of the ancients..
Flea :: Flea (n.) An insect belonging to the genus Pulex, of the order Aphaniptera. Fleas are destitute of wings, but have the power of leaping energetically. The bite is poisonous to most persons. The human flea (Pulex irritans), abundant in Europe, is rare in America, where the dog flea (P. canis) takes its place. See Aphaniptera, and Dog flea. See Illustration in Appendix..
Poisoning :: Poisoning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Poiso.
Cannabin :: Cannabin (n.) A poisonous resin extracted from hemp (Cannabis sativa, variety Indica). The narcotic effects of hasheesh are due to this resin..
Cinchonize :: Cinchonize (v. t.) To produce cinchonism in; to poison with quinine or with cinchona.
Poisonsome :: Poisonsome (a.) Poisonous.[Obs.] Holland.
Henbane :: Henbane (n.) A plant of the genus Hyoscyamus (H. niger). All parts of the plant are poisonous, and the leaves are used for the same purposes as belladonna. It is poisonous to domestic fowls; whence the name. Called also, stinking nightshade, from the fetid odor of the plant. See Hyoscyamus..
Bezoar :: Bezoar (n.) A calculous concretion found in the intestines of certain ruminant animals (as the wild goat, the gazelle, and the Peruvian llama) formerly regarded as an unfailing antidote for poison, and a certain remedy for eruptive, pestilential, or putrid diseases. Hence: Any antidote or panacea..
Water Hemlock :: Water hemlock () A poisonous plant (/nanthe crocata) resembling the above.
Poisoner :: Poisoner (n.) One who poisons.
Orvietan :: Orvietan (n.) A kind of antidote for poisons; a counter poison formerly in vogue.
Picrotoxin :: Picrotoxin (n.) A bitter white crystalline substance found in the cocculus indicus. It is a peculiar poisonous neurotic and intoxicant, and consists of a mixture of several neutral substances..
Venene :: Venene (a.) Poisonous; venomous.
Vennation :: Vennation (n.) The act of poisoning.
Virulency :: Virulency (n.) The quality or state of being virulent or venomous; poisonousness; malignancy.
Diffusion :: Diffusion (n.) The act of passing by osmosis through animal membranes, as in the distribution of poisons, gases, etc., through the body. Unlike absorption, diffusion may go on after death, that is, after the blood ceases to circulate..
Septicaemia :: Septicaemia (n.) A poisoned condition of the blood produced by the absorption into it of septic or putrescent material; blood poisoning. It is marked by chills, fever, prostration, and inflammation of the different serous membranes and of the lungs, kidneys, and other organs..
Toxiphobia :: Toxiphobia (n.) An insane or greatly exaggerated dread of poisons.
Intoxication :: Intoxication (n.) A poisoning, as by a spirituous or a narcotic substance..
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