History
History
Synonyms
UK
US
Meaning:
poison

a substance causing death or harm of absorbed by a living thing (animal or plant)

substance that causes harm, death

poisonous

having poison; causing death or injury

harmful

septic

causing, caused by infection (with disease germs)

harmful

toxic

poisonous (the usual word)

poisonous

toxin

a poisonous substance

poison

venomous

deadly; spiteful

poisonous; hateful

virulent

(of a person) strong; (of ill-feeling, hatred) very strong; (of words etc) full hatred; (of a disease etc) very dangerous

poisonous, lethal

TOXICANT as in Wiktionary
TOXICANT as in Wikipedia