Poisonous
adjective
Something that can cause illness or death if eaten, drunk or absorbed into the body.
The snake is poisonous, so it's best to stay away
Often appears as...
- poisonous snake
- poisonous mushroom
adjective
Something that is very harmful or unpleasant.
His constant criticism created a poisonous atmosphere at home
Often appears as...
- poisonous atmosphere
- poisonous elements
Usage tips
Disapproving
Idiomatic
adjective
Something that can cause illness or death if eaten, drunk or absorbed into the body.
The snake is poisonous, so it's best to stay away
Often appears as...
- poisonous snake
- poisonous mushroom
adjective
Something that is very harmful or unpleasant.
His constant criticism created a poisonous atmosphere at home
Often appears as...
- poisonous atmosphere
- poisonous elements
Usage tips
Disapproving
Idiomatic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Natural Context
Used for plants and animals that naturally produce toxins.
This berry is poisonous and can cause a rash if touched.
Pro Tip 2/3Severity
Indicates the potential danger, with death as the most severe consequence.
Careful, eating even a small amount of that plant is poisonous.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoidance Advice
Often used to warn someone to steer clear of something dangerous.
Don’t touch that frog; its skin is poisonous.
Pro Tip 1/3Natural Context
Used for plants and animals that naturally produce toxins.
This berry is poisonous and can cause a rash if touched.
Pro Tip 2/3Severity
Indicates the potential danger, with death as the most severe consequence.
Careful, eating even a small amount of that plant is poisonous.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoidance Advice
Often used to warn someone to steer clear of something dangerous.
Don’t touch that frog; its skin is poisonous.
Pro Tip 1/3Natural Context
Used for plants and animals that naturally produce toxins.
This berry is poisonous and can cause a rash if touched.
Pro Tip 2/3Severity
Indicates the potential danger, with death as the most severe consequence.
Careful, eating even a small amount of that plant is poisonous.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoidance Advice
Often used to warn someone to steer clear of something dangerous.
Don’t touch that frog; its skin is poisonous.
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Why do we itch? - Emma...
so that we're equipped to deal with risks from the outside world. Think about it. Our automatic scratching response would dislodge anything harmful that's potentially lurking on our skin, like a harmful sting, a biting insect, or the tendrils of a poisonous plant.
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How to visualize one...
is poisonous to us. We encounter measurements like this pretty often, but because it's hard to conceptualize really large numbers, it's difficult to wrap our brain around what one part per million really means. So here are nine helpful ways to visualize it.
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Can you solve the frog...
So you're stranded in a huge rainforest, and you've eaten a poisonous mushroom. To save your life, you need the antidote excreted by a certain species of frog. Unfortunately, only the female of the species produces the antidote, and to make matters worse,
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How we think complex...
Or if you engulfed a cobra and were then able to spit poisonous venom from your teeth. Throughout the history of life, specifically during the evolution of complex eukaryotic cells, things like this happened all the time. One organism absorbed another,
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The strange case of the...
The researchers hypothesized that the pregnant ewes had snacked on poisonous birth defect-causing plants. They collected the local flora and fed samples to lab rats, but struggled to replicate the effect. So they decided to directly observe the sheep
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Animals Cannot Be Blue PIPE...
evolved a way to trick your eyes, using the physics of light to control what you see. But why blue? Maybe it's to let predators know that you're poisonous. Maybe it's to impress a mate. Maybe it's because blue pigment is so rare,
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The science of cells...
about everything alive. I used to pick up lethally poisonous stinging jellyfish and sing to them. And so starting my career, I was deadly curious about fundamental mysteries of the most basic building blocks of life,
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How do we reason for a...
and that's a problem it's a familiar point in this country in the poisonous political climate that we live and it's a sort of thinking unfortunately that encourages people to go for the drug that I mentioned at the
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Jellyfish predate...
The jellyfish's sting, which helps it capture prey and defend itself, is its most infamous calling card. In the jelly's epidermis, cells called nematocysts lie coiled like poisonous harpoons.
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Toxic Waste in the...
drained their poisonous water into the Ganges will be gonna go meet each other Rakesh showed me a channel he said was carrying tannery effluent directly into the river
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Why do we itch? - Emma...
so that we're equipped to deal with risks from the outside world. Think about it. Our automatic scratching response would dislodge anything harmful that's potentially lurking on our skin, like a harmful sting, a biting insect, or the tendrils of a poisonous plant.
Video examples
How to visualize one...
is poisonous to us. We encounter measurements like this pretty often, but because it's hard to conceptualize really large numbers, it's difficult to wrap our brain around what one part per million really means. So here are nine helpful ways to visualize it.
Video examples
Can you solve the frog...
So you're stranded in a huge rainforest, and you've eaten a poisonous mushroom. To save your life, you need the antidote excreted by a certain species of frog. Unfortunately, only the female of the species produces the antidote, and to make matters worse,
Video examples
How we think complex...
Or if you engulfed a cobra and were then able to spit poisonous venom from your teeth. Throughout the history of life, specifically during the evolution of complex eukaryotic cells, things like this happened all the time. One organism absorbed another,
Video examples
The strange case of the...
The researchers hypothesized that the pregnant ewes had snacked on poisonous birth defect-causing plants. They collected the local flora and fed samples to lab rats, but struggled to replicate the effect. So they decided to directly observe the sheep
Video examples
Animals Cannot Be Blue PIPE...
evolved a way to trick your eyes, using the physics of light to control what you see. But why blue? Maybe it's to let predators know that you're poisonous. Maybe it's to impress a mate. Maybe it's because blue pigment is so rare,
Video examples
The science of cells...
about everything alive. I used to pick up lethally poisonous stinging jellyfish and sing to them. And so starting my career, I was deadly curious about fundamental mysteries of the most basic building blocks of life,
Video examples
How do we reason for a...
and that's a problem it's a familiar point in this country in the poisonous political climate that we live and it's a sort of thinking unfortunately that encourages people to go for the drug that I mentioned at the
Video examples
Jellyfish predate...
The jellyfish's sting, which helps it capture prey and defend itself, is its most infamous calling card. In the jelly's epidermis, cells called nematocysts lie coiled like poisonous harpoons.
Video examples
Toxic Waste in the...
drained their poisonous water into the Ganges will be gonna go meet each other Rakesh showed me a channel he said was carrying tannery effluent directly into the river
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Kris Carr
American Author
Guilt is a poisonous illusion. Many languages don't even have a word for guilt. Sure, we all feel it. But we also get to decide if we're going to let guilt bring us down or not. Acknowledge the feelings, and then give yourself permission to let them go.
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Jeremiah Brent
American Celebrity
In my opinion, there's not really a 'worst' flower; however, you do have to do some research based on the people whose space will hold the flowers. For instance, there are some flowers that are poisonous to have around kids or pets.
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Henry Walter Bates
English Environmentalist
Besides alligators, the only animals to be feared are the poisonous serpents. These are certainly common enough in the forest, but no fatal accident happened during the whole time of my residence.
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Geoff Mulgan
English Educator
A modest dose of self-love is entirely healthy - who would want to live in a world where everyone hated themselves? But taken too far, it soon becomes poisonous.
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Charles Bronson
American Actor
The critics never see my role as it is - as a man protecting his garden killing poisonous snakes. Instead, they say it's just me again committing violence.
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Roberto Cavalli
Italian Designer
The big fish run the show. I'm a middle fish, but there are small fish that are poisonous.
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Jeb Bush
American Politician
Leaders lead. They don't divide; they don't create a climate that is poisonous.
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Pierce Brosnan
Irish Actor
Oh, humiliation is poisonous. It's one of the deepest pains of being human.
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Yolanda Hadid
American Model
Trash talk is poisonous and a bad habit!
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Bindi Irwin
Australian Actress
I really think I like poisonous snakes.
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Kris Carr
American Author
Guilt is a poisonous illusion. Many languages don't even have a word for guilt. Sure, we all feel it. But we also get to decide if we're going to let guilt bring us down or not. Acknowledge the feelings, and then give yourself permission to let them go.
Quote examples
Jeremiah Brent
American Celebrity
In my opinion, there's not really a 'worst' flower; however, you do have to do some research based on the people whose space will hold the flowers. For instance, there are some flowers that are poisonous to have around kids or pets.
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Henry Walter Bates
English Environmentalist
Besides alligators, the only animals to be feared are the poisonous serpents. These are certainly common enough in the forest, but no fatal accident happened during the whole time of my residence.
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Geoff Mulgan
English Educator
A modest dose of self-love is entirely healthy - who would want to live in a world where everyone hated themselves? But taken too far, it soon becomes poisonous.
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Charles Bronson
American Actor
The critics never see my role as it is - as a man protecting his garden killing poisonous snakes. Instead, they say it's just me again committing violence.
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Roberto Cavalli
Italian Designer
The big fish run the show. I'm a middle fish, but there are small fish that are poisonous.
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Jeb Bush
American Politician
Leaders lead. They don't divide; they don't create a climate that is poisonous.
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Pierce Brosnan
Irish Actor
Oh, humiliation is poisonous. It's one of the deepest pains of being human.
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Yolanda Hadid
American Model
Trash talk is poisonous and a bad habit!
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Bindi Irwin
Australian Actress
I really think I like poisonous snakes.
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