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Verb
/ˈpoizən/,
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poisons, plural;
  1. Administer poison to (a person or animal), either deliberately or accidentally
    • - he tried to poison his wife
    • - symptoms of poisoning may include nausea, diarrhea, and vomiting
  2. Adulterate or contaminate (food or drink) with poison

  3. Treat (a weapon or missile) with poison in order to augment its lethal effect

  4. (of a dangerous substance) Kill or cause to become very ill
    • - swans are being poisoned by lead from anglers' lines
  5. Contaminate or pollute (an area, the air, or water)

  6. Prove harmful or destructive to
    • - his disgust had poisoned his attitude toward everyone
  7. (of a substance) Reduce the activity of (a catalyst)

Noun
  1. A substance that, when introduced into or absorbed by a living organism, causes death or injury, esp. one that kills by rapid action even in a small quantity

  2. A substance that reduces the activity of a catalyst

  3. An additive or impurity in a nuclear reactor that slows a reaction by absorbing neutrons

  4. A person, idea, action, or situation that is considered to have a destructive or corrupting effect or influence
    • - meanwhile he is spreading his poison over the Internet
  1. any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism
  2. spoil as if by poison; "poison someone's mind"; "poison the atmosphere in the office"
  3. kill with poison; "She poisoned her husband"
  4. anything that harms or destroys; "the poison of fascism"
  5. (poisoning) the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance
  6. (poisoning) the act of giving poison to a person or animal with the intent to kill
  7. In the context of biology, poisons are substances that can cause disturbances to organisms, usually by chemical reaction or other activity on the molecular scale, when a sufficient quantity is absorbed by an organism. ...
  8. Poison is the first album by Bell Biv DeVoe, an R&B/hip-hop group composed of three of the original members of New Edition. The album peaked at #5 and the single Poison peaked at #1 in the U.S. R&B Billboard charts. It also reached #3 on the Billboard pop charts. Second single "Do Me! ...
  9. "Poison" is a song by artist Alice Cooper co-written and produced by Desmond Child, released worldwide as a single in 1989 and is featured on his 18th studio album Trash. ...
  10. "Poison" is a pop song by Australian female group Bardot, and was the first single from their debut album Bardot (2000). It was co-written and produced by Australian producer Michael Szumowski.
  11. "Poison" is a 1990 single by the New Edition spinoff group, Bell Biv DeVoe. This song—in the style of New Jack Swing, a late-80s hybrid of R&B and hip hop—was the group's most successful, and sings of the dangers of falling in love.
  12. Poison is the name of two fictional comic book characters, owned by Marvel Comics. The first was created by writer Steve Gerber and artist Cynthia Martin and exists in the Marvel Universe while the second lives in an alternate world featured in the one-shot comic What If?: . ...
  13. A substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism; Something that harms a person or thing; A drink; liquor; To use poison to kill or paralyse somebody; To pollute; to cause some part of the environment to become poisonous; To cause something to become much worse; To cause someone to ...
  14. (Poisoned) (Heel Kick) - 2010-present
  15. (Poisoning) The difficulty curve for poisoning will be modified to offer better chances to raise the skill at high levels.
  16. (poisoning) empoisonnement / intoxication
  17. (Poisonous) This creature ability, written Poisonous X, is an old ability originating from the Legends set. Whenever a creature with poisonous deals combat damage to a player, that player gets X poison counters. A player with ten poison counters loses the game. ...
  18. (Poisons) A chemical which has the potential to present a hazard to health or is dangerous to life. There are two classes of poisons: Poison A, extremely dangerous poisons that present a threat to life and Poison B, less dangerous poisons that present a health risk.
  19. (Poisons) Gas detecting sensors can be quickly destroyed (or poisoned) by certain materials. Even low concentrations of poisoning substances can cause serious problems. The two most common phenomena are coating and etching of catalytic beads.
  20. To fed that you are poisoned in a dream, denotes that some painful influence will immediately reach you. If you seek to use poison on others, you will be guilty of base thoughts, or the world will go wrong for you. ...
  21. Any agent capable of producing a deleterious response in a biologic system, seriously injuring function, or producing death.
  22. Any molecule or material that tends to collect on a catalyst surface, blocking access to active sites or destroying their activities.
  23. A substance that causes harm to an organism when the organism ingests (eats) it. Poisons can vary in strength; sometimes a poison just makes the organism sick, other times it may kill it. Many species of mushrooms and plants are poisonous to humans. Poison should not be confused with venom.
  24. a chemical that adversely affects health by causing injury, illness, or death.
  25. is the most generic of the three terms. It refers to any substance that can result in infection, illness, injury, or death when ingested or brought into contact with the skin or bloodstream of a human being or an animal (Wilson 1993).