poison en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (General-American) audio
- /ˈpoɪ.zən/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- /ˈpoj.zən/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- /ˈpɔɪ.zən/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Middle English poysoun, poyson, pusoun, from Old French poison, poisun, from Latin pōtiōnem (“drink, a draught, a poisonous draught, a potion”), from pōtō (“to drink”). See also potion and potable (from the same root). Mostly displaced native Old English ātor and lybb. See more at atter.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism when ingested.
Near-synonym: (loosely) venom
We used a poison to kill the weeds.
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(countable, figuratively, uncountable) Anything harmful to a person or thing.
Awaie with the Rebels ſuffer them not to ſpeake, His words are poyſon in the eares of the people, […]
1593, anonymous author, The Life and Death of Iacke Straw […], →OCLC, Act IV:Gossip is a malicious poison.
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(countable, idiomatic, informal, uncountable) An alcoholic drink. (Mainly in the phrases "name your poison" and "what's your poison?")
— What's your poison? — I'll have a glass of whiskey.
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(countable, uncountable) Any substance that inhibits catalytic activity.
The temperature effect of poisons. The influence of poison on the catalyst can be different with the change of reaction conditions.
2013, Huazhang Liu, Ammonia Synthesis Catalysts: Innovation and Practice, page 693:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| poisons | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
poison gas · poisonlike · spindle poison · arrow poison · empoison · poison dogwood · one man's fish is another man's poison · bushman poison · poison queue · poison pawn · net-leaved poison · Phillips River poison · horned poison · pick your poison · poisoning · Gilbernine poison · Hill River poison · sea poison tree · the dose makes the poison · poisonous · poison nut · Roe's poison · fish poison tree · eastern poison ivy · poison bean · heart-leaved poison · Hook Point poison · poisony · Myers' poison frog · woolly poison · crinkle-leaved poison · crow poison · spit-poison · sandplain poison · poisonweed · poisonmonger · Poison Cross · poison-pen letter · impoison · poison ash · river poison · poison at the box office · what's yer poison · poison arrow frog · cluster poison · poison-ivy · slender poison · thick-leaved poison · poison pen letter · poison dart frog · Hutt River poison · rat poison · western poison ivy · York Road poison · poisonberry · Circean poison · white gum poison · poison book · Mount Ragged poison · Stirling Range poison · Hottentot's poison bush · bushman's poison · taste of one's own poison · poison ivy · poison gland · rigid-leaf poison · prickly poison · poisonwood · poison arrow · nuclear poison · arrow-poison frog · poison taster · Santander poison frog · one man's meat is another man's poison · poison sumac · Champion Bay poison · Durban poison · poison parsley · bullock poison · poison oak · poison hemlock · poison-nut · what's your poison · wodjil poison · poison dart plant · poison parsnip · spike poison · antipoison · western poison oak · poisonsome · poison message · poison pen · poisoner · unpoison · box poison · poisonful · mallet poison · kite-leaved poison · name one's poison · runner poison · wallflower poison · narrow-leaved poison · rock poison · granite poison · poison pill · berry poison · spitpoison · spot-legged poison frog · poisonless · poisonvetch · dew poison · neutron poison · counterpoison
Descendants
Synonyms
contaminant · bane · pollutant · toxin · atter
Translations (305)
eu pozoi (substance harmful to a living organism) · jv racun (substance harmful to a living organism) · da gift (substance harmful to a living organism) · gl veleno (substance harmful to a living organism) · te విషము (substance harmful to a living organism) · xmf ჟღამი (substance harmful to a living organism) · kl toqunartoq (substance harmful to a living organism) · bcl hudong (substance harmful to a living organism) · myv яд (substance harmful to a living organism) · pl trucizna (substance harmful to a living organism) · gv pyshoon (substance harmful to a living organism) · xcl ժահր (substance harmful to a living organism) · my အဆိပ် (substance harmful to a living organism) · lad tosigo (substance harmful to a living organism) · vec tòssego (substance harmful to a living organism) · sh òtrov (substance harmful to a living organism) · pl jad (substance harmful to a living organism) · sq helm (substance harmful to a living organism) · cy gwenwyn (substance harmful to a living organism) · bo དུག (substance harmful to a living organism) · tg заҳр (substance harmful to a living organism) · zh 毒物 (substance harmful to a living organism) · gv nieu (substance harmful to a living organism) · gld гу (substance harmful to a living organism) · ce дӏовш (substance harmful to a living organism) · tsg bisa (substance harmful to a living organism) · fur velen (substance harmful to a living organism) · id racun (substance harmful to a living organism) · ist vanen (substance harmful to a living organism) · sk jed (liquor) · sw sumu (substance harmful to a living organism) · bcl hilo (Naga) (substance harmful to a living organism) · orv ядъ (substance harmful to a living organism) · za doeg (substance harmful to a living organism) · xug 酔 (substance harmful to a living organism) · tpi marasin nogut (substance harmful to a living organism) · ia toxico (substance harmful to a living organism) · az ağı (substance harmful to a living organism) · bsh viš (substance harmful to a living organism) · tk zäher (substance harmful to a living organism) · nmn sòo (substance harmful to a living organism) · mt semm (substance harmful to a living organism) · kw poyson (substance harmful to a living organism) · lt nuodas (substance harmful to a living organism) · lt nuodai (substance harmful to a living organism) · nn gift (substance harmful to a living organism) · he סַם (substance harmful to a living organism) · ovd djipt (substance harmful to a living organism) · alt корон (substance harmful to a living organism) · ast venenu (substance harmful to a living organism) · lad intusedju (Monastir) (substance harmful to a living organism) · gag zihir (substance harmful to a living organism) · ceb hilo (substance harmful to a living organism) · csb trecézna (substance harmful to a living organism) · xsr དུག (substance harmful to a living organism) · tt агу (substance harmful to a living organism) · fur tuessin (substance harmful to a living organism) · oj bichibowin (substance harmful to a living organism) · ur ہَلاہَل (substance harmful to a living organism) · ur زَہْر (substance harmful to a living organism) · af gif (substance harmful to a living organism) · txg 𗀀 (substance harmful to a living organism) · yue 毒 (substance harmful to a living organism) · as বিহ (substance harmful to a living organism) · dv ވިހަ (substance harmful to a living organism) · lv inde (substance harmful to a living organism) · co velenu (substance harmful to a living organism) · str T̸EXTEN (substance harmful to a living organism) · sq zeher (substance harmful to a living organism) · twf benę̀nuʼúne (substance harmful to a living organism) · ksw စုၣ် (substance harmful to a living organism) · sco pushion (substance harmful to a living organism) · xug 毒 (substance harmful to a living organism) · io toxiko (substance harmful to a living organism) · ota اغو (substance harmful to a living organism) · izh jaadu (substance harmful to a living organism) · br ampoezon (substance harmful to a living organism) · fa زَهْر (substance harmful to a living organism) · id bisa (substance harmful to a living organism) · av загрьу (substance harmful to a living organism) · ta நஞ்சு (substance harmful to a living organism) · vi thuốc độc (substance harmful to a living organism) · rm teissa (substance harmful to a living organism) · ta விடம் (substance harmful to a living organism) · ask ios (substance harmful to a living organism) · lo ຢາພິດ (substance harmful to a living organism) · rm tissi (substance harmful to a living organism) · taa tr'ontlagayi (substance harmful to a living organism) · kw gwenyn (substance harmful to a living organism) · gl pezoña (substance harmful to a living organism) · yi גיפֿט (substance harmful to a living organism) · am መርዝ (substance harmful to a living organism) · gd nimh (substance harmful to a living organism) · si විෂ (substance harmful to a living organism) · fo gift (substance harmful to a living organism) · yue 毒藥 /毒药 (substance harmful to a living organism) · enm poysoun (substance harmful to a living organism) · cu ꙗдъ (substance harmful to a living organism) · udm яд (substance harmful to a living organism) · mh baijin (something that harms) · ace racôn (substance harmful to a living organism) · rhg bic (substance harmful to a living organism) · mi huarua (substance harmful to a living organism) · nl gif (substance harmful to a living organism) · mt velenu (substance harmful to a living organism) · pt tóxico (substance harmful to a living organism) · min racun (substance harmful to a living organism) · si වහ (substance harmful to a living organism) · ka შხამი (substance harmful to a living organism) · he רַעַל (substance harmful to a living organism) · ace bisa (substance harmful to a living organism) · ca verí (substance harmful to a living organism) · fr poison (substance harmful to a living organism) · izh moru (substance harmful to a living organism) · tr ağı (substance harmful to a living organism) · de Giftstoff (substance harmful to a living organism) · et mürk (substance harmful to a living organism) · mn хор (substance harmful to a living organism) · syl ꠛꠤꠡ (substance harmful to a living organism) · nmn ǁāã (substance harmful to a living organism) · qu miyu (substance harmful to a living organism) · th ยาพิษ (substance harmful to a living organism) · mvi 毒 (substance harmful to a living organism) · tsg lachûn (substance harmful to a living organism) · de Gift (substance harmful to a living organism) · yi סם (substance harmful to a living organism) · sah дьаат (substance harmful to a living organism) · uz zahar (substance harmful to a living organism) · ko 독 (substance harmful to a living organism) · tr zıkkım (liquor) · csb jôd (substance harmful to a living organism) · pi visa (substance harmful to a living organism) · okm ᄂᆞ올 (substance harmful to a living organism) · ain スㇽク (substance harmful to a living organism) · lzz ჩხამი (substance harmful to a living organism) · ba ағыу (substance harmful to a living organism) · cjs оо (substance harmful to a living organism) · si වස (substance harmful to a living organism) · dsb gad (substance harmful to a living organism) · got 𐌹𐌽𐌲𐌹𐍆 (substance harmful to a living organism) · izh myrkky (substance harmful to a living organism) · hi बिस (substance harmful to a living organism) · kg misa (substance harmful to a living organism) · tr zıkkım (something that harms) · nb gift (substance harmful to a living organism) · enm poysoun (something that harms) · ja 毒 (substance harmful to a living organism) · zu ubuthi (substance harmful to a living organism) · lld tuesse (substance harmful to a living organism) · msk gamot (substance harmful to a living organism) · bn বিষ (substance harmful to a living organism) · kn ನಂಜು (substance harmful to a living organism) · be атру́та (substance harmful to a living organism) · mdh bisa (substance harmful to a living organism) · th ยาเบื่อ (substance harmful to a living organism) · mg poizina (substance harmful to a living organism) · ka საწამლავი (substance harmful to a living organism) · nl vergift (substance harmful to a living organism) · fy fergif (substance harmful to a living organism) · pdt Jeft (substance harmful to a living organism) · zh 毒 (substance harmful to a living organism) · liv vijā (substance harmful to a living organism) · rsk отров (substance harmful to a living organism) · kk зәр (substance harmful to a living organism) · gu ઝેર (substance harmful to a living organism) · mrw gamot (substance harmful to a living organism) · kmr jehr (substance harmful to a living organism) · tl lason (substance harmful to a living organism) · kac ningtuk (substance harmful to a living organism) · sv gift (substance harmful to a living organism) · sa विष (substance harmful to a living organism) · kaw wisa (substance harmful to a living organism) · fi myrkky (substance harmful to a living organism) · ckb دەرمانخوارد (substance harmful to a living organism) · is eitur (substance harmful to a living organism) · mh baijin (substance harmful to a living organism) · el δηλητήριο (something that harms) · sl strup (substance harmful to a living organism) · os марг (substance harmful to a living organism) · ru яд (substance harmful to a living organism) · hsb jěd (substance harmful to a living organism) · it veleno (substance harmful to a living organism) · ryu 毒 (substance harmful to a living organism) · kk у (substance harmful to a living organism) · rys 酔 (substance harmful to a living organism) · koi яд (substance harmful to a living organism) · ro venin (substance harmful to a living organism) · ban cetik (substance harmful to a living organism) · zh 毒藥 /毒药 (substance harmful to a living organism) · ky уу (substance harmful to a living organism) · sjd сулльм (substance harmful to a living organism) · lb Gëft (substance harmful to a living organism) · nci tlapahhuilōni (substance harmful to a living organism) · ps زهر (substance harmful to a living organism) · fo eitur (substance harmful to a living organism) · ml വിഷം (substance harmful to a living organism) · nb gift (something that harms) · rm tössi (substance harmful to a living organism) · nan 毒 (substance harmful to a living organism) · rys 毒 (substance harmful to a living organism) · om summii (substance harmful to a living organism) · gd puinnsean (substance harmful to a living organism) · crh zeer (substance harmful to a living organism) · kn ವಿಷ (substance harmful to a living organism) · es veneno (substance harmful to a living organism) · el δηλητήριο (substance harmful to a living organism) · io veneno (substance harmful to a living organism) · zu isihlungu (substance harmful to a living organism) · mr विष (substance harmful to a living organism) · hi ज़हर (substance harmful to a living organism) · ady щынаут (substance harmful to a living organism) · sh о̀тров (substance harmful to a living organism) · txb wase (substance harmful to a living organism) · vo venen (substance harmful to a living organism) · ml നച്ചം (substance harmful to a living organism) · mk отров (substance harmful to a living organism) · km ថ្នាំពុល (substance harmful to a living organism) · tr ağı (something that harms) · kdr ahu (substance harmful to a living organism) · az zəhər (substance harmful to a living organism) · ia veneno (substance harmful to a living organism) · kjh оо (substance harmful to a living organism) · mhr яд (substance harmful to a living organism) · wyi dhandel (substance harmful to a living organism) · uk отру́та (substance harmful to a living organism) · se mirko (substance harmful to a living organism) · ca metzina (something that harms) · gd nimh (something that harms) · ml തീമ്പ് (substance harmful to a living organism) · ab ашҳам (substance harmful to a living organism) · hy թույն (substance harmful to a living organism) · th พิษ (substance harmful to a living organism) · ngh gǀqhoqa (substance harmful to a living organism) · xto wäs (substance harmful to a living organism) · sva შხა̈მ (substance harmful to a living organism) · la venēnum (substance harmful to a living organism) · el ποτό (liquor) · pt veneno (substance harmful to a living organism) · gl pezoia (substance harmful to a living organism) · atv дьем (substance harmful to a living organism) · bn জহর (substance harmful to a living organism) · la toxicum (substance harmful to a living organism) · ro otravă (substance harmful to a living organism) · lad veneno (substance harmful to a living organism) · ar سُمّ (substance harmful to a living organism) · pcc iel (substance harmful to a living organism) · hu méreg (substance harmful to a living organism) · hi हलाहल (substance harmful to a living organism) · uk отру́я (substance harmful to a living organism) · ca verí (something that harms) · tr zehir (substance harmful to a living organism) · uz ogʻu (substance harmful to a living organism) · kmr jar (substance harmful to a living organism) · ug زەھەر (substance harmful to a living organism) · cv наркӑмӑш (substance harmful to a living organism) · wa pwezon (substance harmful to a living organism) · jv wisa (substance harmful to a living organism) · yue 毒物 (substance harmful to a living organism) · es ponzoña (substance harmful to a living organism) · bg отро́ва (substance harmful to a living organism) · alt оо (substance harmful to a living organism) · el φαρμάκι (substance harmful to a living organism) · ru отра́ва (substance harmful to a living organism) · kac ntuk (substance harmful to a living organism) · fa زَهْر (substance harmful to a living organism) · vot jaadu (substance harmful to a living organism) · sk jed (substance harmful to a living organism) · rgn vlén (substance harmful to a living organism) · wbk viš (substance harmful to a living organism) · ckb ژەھر (substance harmful to a living organism) · so sun (substance harmful to a living organism) · grc ἰός (substance harmful to a living organism) · sa विष (something that harms) · mhr аяр (substance harmful to a living organism) · kw venym (substance harmful to a living organism) · mvi 酔 (substance harmful to a living organism) · kac tuk (substance harmful to a living organism) · ngh gǀhoqa (substance harmful to a living organism) · vi chất độc (substance harmful to a living organism) · ota اوت (substance harmful to a living organism) · eo veneno (substance harmful to a living organism) · xcl թոյն (substance harmful to a living organism) · ga nimh (substance harmful to a living organism) · hi विष (substance harmful to a living organism) · nl vergif (substance harmful to a living organism) · vi độc (substance harmful to a living organism) · oc poison (substance harmful to a living organism) · ca metzina (substance harmful to a living organism) · prn ūšu (substance harmful to a living organism) · cs jed (something that harms) · cs jed (substance harmful to a living organism) · ota زهر (substance harmful to a living organism) · scn vilenu (substance harmful to a living organism) · za yw (substance harmful to a living organism) · ota سم (substance harmful to a living organism) · rup virin (roa-rup) (substance harmful to a living organism) · tyv оо (substance harmful to a living organism) · ang ātor (substance harmful to a living organism) · xmf შხამი (substance harmful to a living organism) · ms racun (substance harmful to a living organism) · mi paitini (substance harmful to a living organism) · ar سَمّ (substance harmful to a living organism) · myv куловтомка (substance harmful to a living organism) · tab зегьер (substance harmful to a living organism) · si විස (substance harmful to a living organism)