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What is the noun for poison?

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poison
  1. A substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism.
  2. Something that harms a person or thing.
  3. (informal) A drink; liquor.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “As we've discussed here not long ago, the dilution of the deadly poison is such that I can chug down any amount of homeopathic water and not notice it at all.”
      “I think much of this rhetoric is toxic poison that only serves to divide our community.”
      “Igor frowned at the poison in Natalie's tone as she growled at him.”
poisoning
poisonmonger
  1. One who peddles poison (literally or figuratively).
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The poisonmonger stealthily sold deadly substances to unsuspecting individuals, causing havoc in the community.”
poisonousness
  1. The state or quality of being poisonous.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “In his first human test of the possible poisonousness of heavy water, discovered in America in 1931, Prof.”
      “There is more in this vein, on a sliding scale of poisonousness that quantifies Beaton's various jealousies and resentments.”
      “Mr. Strong, who exudes a sullen poisonousness when his character is in attack mode, strips away the harsh exterior to expose the sad truth about Lucas.”
poisoner
  1. A person who poisons something or someone.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Modern historians have freed Alexander's daughter from her popular but mistaken image as a poisoner and bedsheet diplomat.”
      “You'd make a good psychologist, executioner, black widow, arsenic poisoner, heretic queen or commentator.”
      “As a chemist by profession and the granddaughter of a suspected poisoner by circumstance, she is perfectly placed.”
poisonmongers
poisonings
  1. plural of poisoning
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  3. Examples:
    1. “They get deadly diseases like black lung, asbestosis, or more insidious poisonings.”
      “In a clinical setting this species has been implicated in the so-called blue baby syndrome and nitratebased fertilizer poisonings.”
      “Most poisonings from pesticides do not have a specific antidote, making decontamination the most important intervention.”
poisoners
  1. plural of poisoner
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Capsules derived from mussels and garlic have exceeded the legal food limit for arsenic, traditionally used by poisoners.”
      “And belladonna in higher doses is poisonous, and was employed by poisoners over the centuries.”
      “The blood of generations of poisoners and assassins boiled and rioted in her veins.”
poisons
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