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poisonous

English

Etymology

From Middle English poisounous, poysonouse, equivalent to poison +? -ous.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /?p??z?n?s/, /?p??zn?s/

Adjective

poisonous (comparative more poisonous, superlative most poisonous)

Containing sufficient poison to be dangerous to touch or ingest.
Synonyms: poisoned, toxic, venomous, (dialectal or archaic) attery
Antonyms: nonpoisonous, unpoisonous
(figuratively) Negative, harmful.
Synonym: toxic

Usage notes

Some speakers make a distinction between poisonous (releasing toxins when eaten), and venomous (releasing toxins (known as venom in this case) by biting a target), especially in non-colloquial speech.

Derived terms

Translations

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curarine

English

Etymology

curare +? -ine

Noun

curarine (countable and uncountable, plural curarines)

The alkaloid responsible for the poisonous effects of curare.

Translations

Italian

Noun

curarine f

plural of curarina

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different between poisonous vs curarine

poisonous

English

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Pronunciation

Adjective

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Derived terms

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curarine

English

Etymology

Noun

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Italian

Noun

curarine From the web:

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