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poison
poison any agent that may produce chemically an injurious or deadly effect when introduced into the body in sufficient quantity. Some poisons can be deadly in minute quantities, others only if relatively large amounts are involved. Factors of importance in determining the severity of a poison inclu... Read more
poisonous plant
poisonous plant any plant possessing a property injurious to man or animal. Plants may be poisonous to the touch (e.g., poison ivy, poison sumac), or orally toxic (e.g., poison hemlock, deadly amanita). Many poisonous plants are of great value medicinally, e.g., digitalis, belladonna, and aconite. ... Read more
poison hemlock
poison hemlock lethally poisonous herbaceous plant ( Conium maculatum ) of the family Umbelliferae ( parsley family). It has rank, finely divided foliage, flat-topped clusters of small white flowers, and a hollow, purple-mottled stem. Although native to the Old World, it is now naturalized and com... Read more
mushroom poisoning
mushroom poisoning fungal poisoning caused by ingestion of certain mushrooms (fungal organisms), most commonly Amanita phalloides and Amanita muscaria and related species. Symptoms, caused by toxic peptides, may include severe abdominal pain, vomiting, cold sweat, diarrhea, and excessive thirst... Read more
poison ivy
poison ivy   poison oak, and poison sumac, woody vines and trailing or erect shrubs of the family Anacardiaceae ( sumac family), native to North America. They are sometimes considered as several species of Rhus, the sumac genus, but are usually distinguished as Toxicodendron radicans... Read more
poison gas
poison gas any of various gases sometimes used in warfare or riot control because of their poisonous or corrosive nature. These gases may be roughly grouped according to the portal of entry into the body and their physiological effects. Vesicants (blister gases) produce blisters on all body surface... Read more
food poisoning
food poisoning acute illness following the eating of foods contaminated by bacteria, bacterial toxins, natural poisons, or harmful chemical substances. It was once customary to classify all such illnesses as "ptomaine poisoning," but it was later discovered that ptomaines, the products of decay... Read more
mercury poisoning
mercury poisoning tissue damage resulting from exposure to more than trace amounts of the element mercury or its compounds. Elemental mercury (the silver liquid familiar from thermometers) is the most common occupational source. Exposure typically comes from inhaling mercury vapors. Inorganic sal... Read more
lead poisoning
lead poisoning or plumbism , intoxication of the system by organic compounds containing lead . These enter the body by respiration (of dust, fumes, or sprays) or by ingestion of food or other substances that contain lead. Lead poisoning, formerly a leading occupational hazard in industrialized ... Read more
toxicology
toxicology study of poisons, or toxins, from the standpoint of detection, isolation, identification, and determination of their effects on the human body. Toxicology may be considered the branch of pharmacology devoted to the study of the poisonous effects of drugs. It is also a division of foren... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Poison"

Poison Ivy, Oak, and Sumac
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy through Adolescence Poison ivy, oak, and sumac Definition Poison ivy, oak, and sumac are allergic skin rashes (or Rhus dermatitis...once it penetrates the skin. Description The allergic rash of poison ivy, oak, and sumac is characterized by red, weeping blisters...
Poison Ivy and Poison Oak
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed. Poison Ivy and Poison Oak Definition Poison ivy and poison oak are plants that cause an allergic skin reaction in most people who are exposed to them. Description Poison ivy, which is generally thought of as a climbing vine, can also grow as...
Poison Pill Strategies
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Management Poison Pill Strategies Poison pill strategies are defensive tactics that allow companies to thwart...find themselves unprepared when facing such bids. By adopting a poison pill strategy, a company can be somewhat reassured that acquiring...
Poison Pill
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law POISON PILL A defensive strategy based on issuing...aggressors in corporate takeover attempts. The poison pill is a defensive strategy used against...to deter takeovers, among which is the poison pill: a change in the company's stock...
poison
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition poison any agent that may produce chemically an injurious or deadly effect...involved. Factors of importance in determining the severity of a poison include the nature of the poison itself, the concentration and amount, the route of administration...
poison gas
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition poison gas any of various gases sometimes used...19th cent. the possibility of the use of poison gas as a weapon was already envisaged and...has persisted. The first effective use of poison gas came in World War I, when the Germans...
poison ivy
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition poison ivy poison oak, and poison sumac, woody vines and trailing or erect shrubs of the family Anacardiaceae ( sumac family), native to North America. They are sometimes considered as several species of Rhus, the sumac genus, but are usually...
Poison
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law POISON Any substance dangerous to living organisms...society but are still dangerous. The way a poison is controlled depends on its potential for...past, an individual who was harmed by a poison that had been handled in a careless manner...
poison hemlock
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition poison hemlock lethally poisonous herbaceous plant...paralysis, convulsions, and eventual death. Poison hemlock was used in ancient Greece in executions...musquash-root, spotted cowbane, and beaver poison, is the common species of E North America...
Poison Affair
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Poison Affair in French history, scandal implicating...de Sainte-Croix, an army captain, to poison her father and two brothers in order to...quack practitioners undoubtedly also sold poison (called "inheritance powders" at the...

Dictionary entries related to "Poison"

poison
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English ...influence: the late 1930s, when Nazism was spreading its poison. • v. [ tr. ] administer poison to (a person or animal), either deliberately or accidentally: he tried to poison his wife | [as n. ] ( poisoning ) symptoms of poisoning...
Poison
Dictionary entry from: Allusions--Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary 511. Poison unicorn its horn used to test liquids for poison. [Medieval Legend: EB (1963) XXII, 702]
poison pill
Book article from: A Dictionary of Business and Management poison pill A tactic in which a company discourages unwanted takeover bids by ensuring...bidder's shares to be bought at a reduced price if the bid is successful. Poison pills are used all over the world but were developed in the USA. See also...
poison beetle
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology poison beetle See CHRYSOMELIDAE .
poison gas
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military poison gas poisonous gas or vapor, used especially to disable an enemy in warfare.
arrow-poison frogs
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology arrow-poison frogs ( Dendrobates ) See RANIDAE .
poison ivy
Book article from: A Dictionary of Plant Sciences poison ivy See RHUS .
poison pill amendment
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English poi·son pill a·mend·ment • n. an amendment to a legislative bill that considerably weakens the bill's intended effect, or ruins the bill's chances of passing.
Haynes, Todd
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...films, 1987; directed first feature, Poison, 1991. Awards: Golden Gate Award...nomination, Independent Spirit Award, for Poison, 1991; American Independent Award...The Karen Carpenter Story (short) 1991 Poison (+ sc) 1993 Dottie Gets Spanked (short...
Suicide
Dictionary entry from: Allusions--Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary ...Cleopatra ] Bart, Lily social climber takes poison when all her scheming comes to naught...Jonas wicked murderer, found out, takes poison. [Br. Lit.: Dickens Martin Chuzzlewit...x201D; ] Phaedra Athenian queen drinks poison after confessing guilt. [Fr. Lit...

Thesaurus entries related to "Poison"

poison
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English poison • verb   1. poisoned the victim synonyms : administer poison to, give poison to, kill by poison, murder by poison.   2. poison the environment/soil synonyms : contaminate, pollute, blight, spoil, infect...
pollute
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...environment synonyms : contaminate, adulterate, infect, taint, poison, befoul, foul, make dirty, make filthy.   2. pollute the minds of the young synonyms : corrupt, poison, warp, pervert, deprave, defile, debauch.   3...
drug
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...xA0; 1. he was drugged synonyms : anesthetize, narcotize; poison; knock out, stupefy; informal dope.   2. she drugged...add drugs to, tamper with, adulterate, contaminate, lace, poison; informal dope, spike, doctor.
sour
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...soured him synonyms : embitter, disillusion, disenchant, poison, alienate; dissatisfy, frustrate.   2. the dispute...synonyms : spoil, mar, damage, harm, impair, wreck, upset, poison, blight, tarnish. antonym: improve.
venom
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English venom • noun   1. suck the venom of the snake bite synonyms : poison, toxin, toxicant.   2. speak with venom about his rival synonyms : spite, spitefulness, rancor, vindictiveness...
infect
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...infect • verb   1. infect the wound synonyms : cause infection/disease in, make septic, contaminate, poison, ulcerate.   2. infect the others with the germs synonyms : pass/transmit infection to, pass on to, spread to...
embitter
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English embitter • verb   1. embittered by her divorce synonyms : make bitter, make resentful, sour, anger, disillusion, poison, disaffect, envenom.   2. embitter the situation synonyms : aggravate, worsen, exacerbate, exaggerate.
antidote
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English antidote • noun   1. an antidote to poison synonyms : antitoxin, countermeasure.   2. an antidote to sadness synonyms : cure, remedy, corrective, countermeasure, counteragent.
foul
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...fair. • verb   1. the river had been fouled with waste synonyms : dirty, infect, pollute, contaminate, poison, taint, sully, soil, stain, blacken, muddy, splash, spatter, smear, blight, defile, make filthy. antonym: clean...
present
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English present 1 • adjective   1. poison was present in the drink synonyms : existing, existent, extant.   2. in the present climate synonyms : present-day...

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Poison Hits the Chart at #32 With New Album, POISON'D!
PR Newswire; 6/13/2007; 700+ words ; 'POISON'D! 2007' NATIONAL SUMMER TOUR STARTS TONIGHT! POISON'D! Features Hot New Recordings of Poison's Favorite Rock Classics, Including Hits Originally Recorded By David Bowie, The Rolling Stones, The Cars, Sweet, Tom Petty &...
Poison ivy: Let it be.
Newspaper article from: Tribune (Seymour, IN); 6/28/2007; 700+ words ; ...the weather has been promoting growth of poison ivy and other irritating plants, sending...prescription creams, is what will help a poison ivy outbreak, Dr. Charles Calhoun of...about five to 10 patients a week with poison ivy outbreaks this summer, more than...
Poison Ivy: Paying for Rash Behavior; The Best Rule to Follow: `Leaflets Three, Let It Be'
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 5/15/1990; ; 700+ words ; Anyone sensitive to poison ivy should beware of golf clubs, fishing...the oily and irritating sap of the poison ivy plant. But, according to dermatologists...immune. But urushiol is not unique to poison ivy. Poison oak, a plant indigenous...
Poison Announces 'POISON'D! 2007' Summer Tour Dates for More Than 50 U.S. Cities.
PR Newswire; 4/27/2007; 700+ words ; New Studio Album, POISON'D!, to Be Released June 5 by EMI...Album Features Hot New Recordings of Poison's Favorite Rock Classics, Including...Calif., April 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Poison, one of rock's most iconic and enduring...
Poison centers pitch prevention, with many targeting pharmacists
Magazine article from: Drug Topics; 3/1/1999; ; 700+ words ; Poison-control centers are bouncing back from...funding drastically reduced the number of poison centers nationwide-from 661 in 1978 to...directly to the public; many are targeting Poison Prevention Week 1999 (March 21-27) programs...
FOR POISON IVY, THE BEST DEFENSE IS AVOIDANCE.(LIFE-HEALTH)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 6/29/2004; 700+ words ; ...of hiking. But beware: This is also prime time for poison ivy. A run-in with this common poisonous plant is...55 million Americans develop allergic reactions to poison ivy, poison sumac and poison oak each year. ``Luckily, there...
POISON IVY CAN RUIN OUTING
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 7/17/1988; 700+ words ; DRAWING POISON IVY AND POISON SUMAC (COURTESY INDIANA DNR) THIS ELECTRONIC VERSION MAY DIFFER...PRINTED VERSION. Outdors (column) Let's not have any jokes about poison ivy like - are you just itching to get into the woods? Now is prime...
POISON-IVY; TURNING OVER THE WRONG LEAF
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 8/11/1992; ; 700+ words ; ...blisters and itches from the touch of poison ivy have had little relief. No vaccines...researchers offers a glimmer of hope for poison ivy sufferers. The study evaluated barrier...absorption of the annoying chemical found in poison ivy. That's the good news. The bad...
Get POISON'D! on June 5.
PR Newswire; 6/1/2007; 700+ words ; POISON TO ROCK THROUGH NEW ALBUM'S RELEASE WEEK WITH NATIONAL TV AND ONLINE PERFORMANCES 'POISON'D! 2007' Tour To More Than 50 U.S...HOLLYWOOD, Calif., June 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Poison has confirmed national television and global...
POISON IVY.(recognition, control, and treatment)
Magazine article from: New York State Conservationist; 6/1/2000; ; 700+ words ; What you've been itching to know Poison ivy appears in many forms and thrives...help you stay itch-free this summer Poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) can take...sometimes obscured by dense green leaves. Poison ivy may occur as a self-supporting shrub...