poison
Death in drops
A poison is a substance that is harmful or deadly to living things, like snake venom or various chemicals.
To poison a person or other living this is to expose them to poison.
A noun before poison typically indicates what would be killed by it (ant poison, rat poison).
There is considerable figurative usage, where poison indicates the very harmful effect of some abstract thing: His angry remarks poisoned the atmosphere of the room.
Toxic metalloid element
- cyanideToxic carbon-nitrogen compound
- strychnineHighly toxic plant alkaloid
- hemlockPoisonous umbellifer or conifer
- ricinToxic castor compound
botulinum · thallium · belladonna · nightshade · aconite · mercury · lead · dioxin
Make impure
- adulterateCorrupt by adding impurities
- polluteMake impure harmfully
- corruptDishonest, open to bribes
- spoilDamage or overindulge
foul · defile · infect · sully · blight · tarnish · lace · spike
Capable of causing harm
- venomousProducing injected toxins
- vitriolicHarshly bitter and corrosive
- bitterSharp, unpleasant taste
- spitefulWanting to hurt others
malicious · hateful · corrosive · caustic · insidious · pernicious · virulent · noxious
Serpent fang injury
- fangsSharp piercing teeth
- cobraHooded venomous serpent
- viperFanged toxic serpent
- rattlesnakeViper with segmented tail noisemaker
scorpion · tarantula · sting · envenomation · antivenom · hemotoxin · neurotoxin · glands
Poisonous umbellifer or conifer
- SocratesAncient Athenian questioning philosopher
- cupSmall drinking container
- doseQuantity of medicine
- assassinationMurder of a prominent figure
Discharged liquid waste
- pesticideAgent destroying harmful organisms
- herbicideVegetation-destroying chemical
- insecticideToxic agent targeting pests
- smogSunlight-activated urban pollution
emissions · sewage · asbestos · DDT · dioxin · leachate · groundwater · bioaccumulation
Dishonest abuse of power
- influencePower to affect others
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- ideologyStructured belief framework
- misinformationFalse data spread unintentionally
toxicity · infection · rot · cancer · contagion · undermining · subversion · infiltration
arsenic
Toxic metalloid element
- cyanideToxic carbon-nitrogen compound
- strychnineHighly toxic plant alkaloid
- hemlockPoisonous umbellifer or conifer
ricin · botulinum · thallium · belladonna · nightshade · aconite · mercury · lead · dioxin · cadmium
taint
Make impure
- adulterateCorrupt by adding impurities
- polluteMake impure harmfully
- corruptDishonest, open to bribes
spoil · foul · defile · infect · sully · blight · tarnish · lace · spike · doctor
toxic
Capable of causing harm
spiteful · malicious · hateful · corrosive · caustic · insidious · pernicious · virulent · noxious · destructive
snakebite
Serpent fang injury
rattlesnake · scorpion · tarantula · sting · envenomation · antivenom · hemotoxin · neurotoxin · glands · serpent
hemlock
Poisonous umbellifer or conifer
assassination · murder · regicide · Borgia · polonium · sarin
effluent
Discharged liquid waste
- pesticideAgent destroying harmful organisms
- herbicideVegetation-destroying chemical
- insecticideToxic agent targeting pests
smog · emissions · sewage · asbestos · DDT · dioxin · leachate · groundwater · bioaccumulation
corruption
Dishonest abuse of power
- influencePower to affect others
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- ideologyStructured belief framework
misinformation · toxicity · infection · rot · cancer · contagion · undermining · subversion · infiltration
- mysteryclue, detective, suspect, clues, sleuth
- mystery fictionwhodunit, whodunnit, sleuth, murder mystery, detective novel
- pest controlinsecticide, rat trap, pesticide, mousetrap, exterminator
- weaponsknife, gun, sword, swords, rifle
- animal defensesvenom, toxin, toxins, horns, shells
- dangersdanger, peril, hazard, risk, menace
- food poisoningSickness from contaminated eating
- poison ivyAllergenic vine causing rash
- rat poisonToxic substance targeting rodents
- arsenic poisoningHarmful exposure to element 33
- sun poisoningSevere reaction to UV overexposure
- poison oakUrushiol-bearing shrub causing dermatitis
poisonous, poisoned, poisoning, poisons, nonpoisonous, poisoner, poisonings, poisonously, unpoisoned