different between poisonous vs virose

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

Etymology

Latin virosus. See virus.

Adjective

virose (comparative more virose, superlative most virose)

1. Having a nauseous odour; fetid; poisonous.

Anagrams

• rivose, vireos

French

Noun

virose m (plural viroses)

1. (pathology) virosis

Further reading

• “virose” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin

Participle

v?r?se

1. vocative masculine singular of v?r?sus