poisoning
1Poisoning — may mean:*For biological toxicity, see toxin and poison * Catalyst poisoning * Nuclear poison * Poisoning, a classification in Cantonese food * Secondary poisoning …
2poisoning — index contaminate, detriment Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3poisoning — noun 1. the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance • Syn: ↑toxic condition, ↑intoxication • Derivationally related forms: ↑intoxicate (for: ↑intoxication) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
4poisoning — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ acute, chronic, severe ▪ I had severe food poisoning. ▪ fatal ▪ accidental ▪ …
5poisoning — (Roget s IV) n. Varieties of poisoning include: blood poisoning, septicemia, food poisoning, ptomaine, toxemia, lead poisoning, systemic poisoning, corrosive poisoning, irritant poisoning …
6poisoning — Synonyms and related words: adulteration, autointoxication, bane, befouling, beheading, blood, blood poisoning, bloodletting, bloodshed, braining, burning, capital punishment, contamination, corruption, crucifixion, dealing death, decapitation,… …
7poisoning — poi|son|ing [ˈpɔızənıŋ] n [U and C] 1.) illness caused by swallowing, touching, or breathing in a poisonous substance alcohol/lead/radiation etc poisoning (=caused by a particular substance) ▪ a case of alcohol poisoning 2.) the act of giving… …
8poisoning — noun (C, U) illness caused by swallowing, touching, or breathing in a poisonous substance: Several cases of poisoning have been reported. | alcohol/mercury/radiation poisoning (=caused by a particular substance) see also: food poisoning …
9poisoning — UK [ˈpɔɪz(ə)nɪŋ] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms poisoning : singular poisoning plural poisonings an occasion when someone is affected by poison alcohol/chemical/mercury poisoning …
10poisoning — n. blood; food; lead; ptomaine poisoning * * * [ pɔɪz(ə)nɪŋ] food lead ptomaine poisoning blood …
