poison : Idioms & Phrases


Acrid poison

  • a poison which irritates, corrodes, or burns the parts to which it is applied.
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alkali poisoning

  • noun poisoning resulting from the ingestion of an alkali compound (as lye or ammonia)
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Blood poisoning

  • noun invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection
    septicaemia; septicemia.
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  • (Med.), a morbid state of the blood caused by the introduction of poisonous or infective matters from without, or the absorption or retention of such as are produced in the body itself; toxæmia.
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bushman's poison

  • noun evergreen shrub or tree of South Africa
    Acocanthera venenata; Acocanthera oppositifolia; ordeal tree.
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carbon monoxide poisoning

  • noun a toxic condition that results from inhaling and absorbing carbon monoxide gas
    • carbon monoxide combines with hemoglobin and displaces oxygen in the blood
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Cumulative poison

  • a poison the action of which is cumulative.
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cyanide poisoning

  • noun poisoning due to ingesting or inhaling cyanide; common in smoke from fires and in industrial chemicals
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eastern poison oak

  • noun poisonous shrub of southeastern United States causing a rash on contact
    Rhus quercifolia; Toxicodendron quercifolium; Rhus toxicodenedron.
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fly poison

  • noun all parts of plant are highly toxic; bulb pounded and used as a fly poison; sometimes placed in subfamily Melanthiaceae
    Amianthum muscitoxicum; Amianthum muscaetoxicum.
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food poisoning

  • noun illness caused by poisonous or contaminated food
    gastrointestinal disorder.
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lead poisoning

  • noun toxic condition produced by the absorption of excessive lead into the system
    saturnism; plumbism.
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malathion poisoning

  • noun a toxic condition caused by inhaling or ingesting the insecticide Malathion
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mercury poisoning

  • noun a toxic condition caused by ingesting or inhaling mercury; acute mercury poisoning causes a metallic taste and vomiting and diarrhea and kidney problems that may lead to death
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mushroom poisoning

  • noun toxic condition caused by eating certain species of mushrooms (especially Amanita species)
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naphthalene poisoning

  • noun toxic condition resulting from inhaling or ingesting naphthalene
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nicotine poisoning

  • noun toxic condition caused by the ingestion or inhalation of large amounts of nicotine
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paraquat poisoning

  • noun poisoning caused by ingestion of paraquat; characterized by progressive damage to the esophagus and liver and kidneys
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parathion poisoning

  • noun a toxic condition resulting from inhalation or ingestion of the insecticide parathion; characterized by nausea and abdominal pains and headache and convulsions and sweating
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pesticide poisoning

  • noun toxic condition resulting from ingesting or inhaling a pesticide
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poison arrow plant

  • noun medium-sized shrubby tree of South Africa having thick leathery evergreen leaves and white or pink flowers and globose usually two-seeded purplish black fruits
    Acocanthera oblongifolia; winter sweet; Acocanthera spectabilis.
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Poison ash

  • noun smooth American swamp shrub with pinnate leaves and greenish flowers followed by greenish white berries; yields an irritating oil
    poison dogwood; Toxicodendron vernix; Rhus vernix; poison ash.
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  • . (Bot.) (a) A tree of the genus Amyris (A. balsamifera) found in the West Indies, from the trunk of which a black liquor distills, supposed to have poisonous qualities. (b) The poison sumac (Rhus venenata) . U. S.
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poison bush

  • noun any of various Australian evergreen shrubs of the genus Gastrolobium having whorled compound leaves poisonous to livestock and showy yellow to deep reddish-orange flowers followed by two-seeded pods
    poison bush; gastrolobium.
  • noun either of two Australian plants of the genus Swainsona that are poisonous to sheep
    darling pea.
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poison camas

  • noun a common perennial death camas; Tennessee to Kansas to Texas
    Zigadenus nuttalli.
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Poison dogwood

  • noun smooth American swamp shrub with pinnate leaves and greenish flowers followed by greenish white berries; yields an irritating oil
    poison dogwood; Toxicodendron vernix; Rhus vernix; poison ash.
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  • (Bot.), poison sumac.
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Poison fang

  • (Zoöl.), one of the superior maxillary teeth of some species of serpents, which, besides having the cavity for the pulp, is either perforated or grooved by a longitudinal canal, at the lower end of which the duct of the poison gland terminates. See Illust. under Fang.
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poison gas

  • noun a gas that is poisonous to breath or contact; used in chemical warfare
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Poison gland

  • (Biol.), a gland, in animals or plants, which secretes an acrid or venomous matter, that is conveyed along an organ capable of inflicting a wound.
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Poison hemlock

  • noun large branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowers; usually found in damp habitats; all parts extremely poisonous
    poison hemlock; hemlock; Nebraska fern; Conium maculatum; California fern; winter fern.
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  • (Bot.), a poisonous umbelliferous plant (Conium maculatum). See Hemlock.
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Poison ivy

  • noun dermatitis resulting from contact with the poison ivy plant
    • my poison ivy is drying up
  • noun climbing plant common in eastern and central United States with ternate leaves and greenish flowers followed by white berries; yields an irritating oil that causes a rash on contact
    poison mercury; poison ivy; Toxicodendron radicans; markweed; Rhus radicans.
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  • (Bot.), a poisonous climbing plant (Rhus Toxicodendron) of North America. It is common on stone walls and on the trunks of trees, and has trifoliate, rhombic-ovate, variously notched leaves. Many people are poisoned by it, if they touch the leaves. See Poison sumac. Called also poison oak, and mercury.
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poison mercury

  • noun climbing plant common in eastern and central United States with ternate leaves and greenish flowers followed by white berries; yields an irritating oil that causes a rash on contact
    poison mercury; poison ivy; Toxicodendron radicans; markweed; Rhus radicans.
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poison milkweed

  • noun milkweed of southwestern United States and Mexico; poisonous to livestock
    horsetail milkweed; Asclepias subverticillata.
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Poison nut

  • . (Bot.) (a) Nux vomica . (b) The tree which yields this seed (Strychnos Nuxvomica). It is found on the Malabar and Coromandel coasts.
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Poison oak

  • noun dermatitis resulting from contact with a poison oak plant
  • noun climbing plant common in eastern and central United States with ternate leaves and greenish flowers followed by white berries; yields an irritating oil that causes a rash on contact
    poison mercury; poison ivy; Toxicodendron radicans; markweed; Rhus radicans.
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  • (Bot.), the poison ivy; also, the more shrubby Rhus diversiloba of California and Oregon.
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poison parsley

  • noun large branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowers; usually found in damp habitats; all parts extremely poisonous
    poison hemlock; hemlock; Nebraska fern; Conium maculatum; California fern; winter fern.
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poison pea

  • noun any of various Australian evergreen shrubs of the genus Gastrolobium having whorled compound leaves poisonous to livestock and showy yellow to deep reddish-orange flowers followed by two-seeded pods
    poison bush; gastrolobium.
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poison pill

  • noun the target company defends itself by making its stock less attractive to an acquirer
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Poison sac

  • . (Zoöl.) Same as Poison gland, above. See Illust. under Fang.
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Poison sumac

  • noun dermatitis resulting from contact with a poison sumac plant
  • noun smooth American swamp shrub with pinnate leaves and greenish flowers followed by greenish white berries; yields an irritating oil
    poison dogwood; Toxicodendron vernix; Rhus vernix; poison ash.
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  • (Bot.), a poisonous shrub of the genus Rhus (R. venenata); also called poison ash, poison dogwood, and poison elder. It has pinnate leaves on graceful and slender common petioles, and usually grows in swampy places. Both this plant and the poison ivy (Rhus Toxicodendron) have clusters of smooth greenish white berries, while the red-fruited species of this genus are harmless. The tree (Rhus vernicifera) which yields the celebrated Japan lacquer is almost identical with the poison sumac, and is also very poisonous. The juice of the poison sumac also forms a lacquer similar to that of Japan.
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poison-berry

  • noun Eurasian herb naturalized in America having white flowers and poisonous hairy foliage and bearing black berries that are sometimes poisonous but sometimes edible
    black nightshade; poisonberry; Solanum nigrum; common nightshade.
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ptomaine poisoning

  • noun a term for food poisoning that is no longer in scientific use; food poisoning was once thought to be caused by ingesting ptomaines
    ptomaine.
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salicylate poisoning

  • noun poisoning caused by the excessive ingestion of salicylates (usually aspirin)
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south american poison toad

  • noun a South American toad
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western poison oak

  • noun poisonous shrub of the Pacific coast of North America that causes a rash on contact
    Toxicodendron diversilobum; Rhus diversiloba.
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Zebra poison

  • (Bot.), a poisonous tree (Euphorbia arborea) of the Spurge family, found in South Africa. Its milky juice is so poisonous that zebras have been killed by drinking water in which its branches had been placed, and it is also used as an arrow poison. J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).
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