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TOXINS |
Poisons |
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POISONER |
One who poisons. |
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TOXIPHOBIA |
An insane or greatly exaggerated dread of poisons. |
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TOXICOLOGIST |
One versed in toxicology; the writer of a treatise on
poisons. |
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ORVIETAN |
A kind of antidote for poisons; a counter poison formerly
in vogue. |
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POISON |
To taint; to corrupt; to vitiate; as, vice poisons
happiness; slander poisoned his mind. |
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IMBIBITION |
The act or process of imbibing, or absorbing; as, the
post-mortem imbibition of poisons. |
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BOTOCUDOS |
A Brazilian tribe of Indians, noted for their use of
poisons; -- also called Aymbores. |
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VIRUS |
Contagious or poisonous matter, as of specific ulcers,
the bite of snakes, etc.; -- applied to organic poisons. |
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PYROGENIC |
Producing heat; -- said of substances, as septic
poisons, which elevate the temperature of the body and cause fever. |
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TOXICOLOGY |
The science which treats of poisons, their effects,
antidotes, and recognition; also, a discourse or treatise on the
science. |
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DIFFUSION |
The act of passing by osmosis through animal membranes,
as in the distribution of poisons, gases, etc., through the body.
Unlike absorption, di... |
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NUX VOMICA |
...unds on
the Malabar and Coromandel coasts of the East Indies. From this seed
the deadly poisons known as strychnine and brucine are obtained. Th... |
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ARSENIC |
...ents. The element and its compounds are
active poisons. Specific gravity from 5.7 to 5.9. Atomic weight 75.
Symbol As. ... |