different between poisonous vs veratrine

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)

1. Containing sufficient poison to be dangerous to touch or ingest.

   Synonyms: poisoned, toxic, venomous, (dialectal or archaic) attery

   Antonyms: nonpoisonous, unpoisonous

2. (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

English

Alternative forms

• veratrin
• veratrina

Noun

veratrine (countable and uncountable, plural veratrines)

1. A poisonous mixture of alkaloids (veratridines) obtained from the seeds of the sabadilla plant.

Derived terms

• veratrized

Related terms

• veratridine
• veratrize
• veratrum

References

• American Illustrated Medical Dictionary (1922).

Anagrams

• Tavernier