poisoning

English Thesaurus

1. the act of giving poison to a person or animal with the intent to kill (noun.act)

hypernym	:	kill, killing, putting to death,
definition	:	the act of terminating a life (noun.act)

hyponym	:	gassing,
definition	:	the deliberate act of poisoning some person or animal with gas (noun.act)

2. the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance (noun.state)

hypernym	:	physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state,
definition	:	the condition or state of the body or bodily functions (noun.state)

hyponym	:	alkali poisoning,
definition	:	poisoning resulting from the ingestion of an alkali compound (as lye or ammonia) (noun.state)

hyponym	:	caffeine intoxication, caffeinism,
definition	:	poisoning resulting from excessive intake of caffeine containing products (noun.state)

hyponym	:	carbon monoxide poisoning,
definition	:	a toxic condition that results from inhaling and absorbing carbon monoxide gas (noun.state)

hyponym	:	cyanide poisoning,
definition	:	poisoning due to ingesting or inhaling cyanide; common in smoke from fires and in industrial chemicals (noun.state)

hyponym	:	ergotism,
definition	:	poisoning by ingestion of ergot-infected grain products; characterized by thirst and diarrhea and nausea and cramping and vomiting and abnormal cardiac rhythms; in severe cases it can cause seizures and gangrene of the limbs (noun.state)

hyponym	:	mercury poisoning,
definition	:	a toxic condition caused by ingesting or inhaling mercury; acute mercury poisoning causes a metallic taste and vomiting and diarrhea and kidney problems that may lead to death (noun.state)

hyponym	:	naphthalene poisoning,
definition	:	toxic condition resulting from inhaling or ingesting naphthalene (noun.state)

hyponym	:	nicotine poisoning,
definition	:	toxic condition caused by the ingestion or inhalation of large amounts of nicotine (noun.state)

hyponym	:	ophidism,
definition	:	poisoning by snake venom (noun.state)

hyponym	:	paraquat poisoning,
definition	:	poisoning caused by ingestion of paraquat; characterized by progressive damage to the esophagus and liver and kidneys (noun.state)

hyponym	:	pesticide poisoning,
definition	:	toxic condition resulting from ingesting or inhaling a pesticide (noun.state)

hyponym	:	salicylate poisoning,
definition	:	poisoning caused by the excessive ingestion of salicylates (usually aspirin) (noun.state)

3. the act of giving poison to a person or animal with the intent to kill (noun.act)

derivation	:	poison,
definition	:	administer poison to (verb.body)

derivation	:	envenom, poison,
definition	:	add poison to (verb.change)

derivation	:	poison,
definition	:	kill with poison (verb.contact)

4. the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance (noun.state)

derivation	:	intoxicate,
definition	:	have an intoxicating effect on, of a drug (verb.body)

5. the act of giving poison to a person or animal with the intent to kill (noun.act)

derivation	:	poison,
definition	:	administer poison to (verb.body)

derivation	:	envenom, poison,
definition	:	add poison to (verb.change)

derivation	:	poison,
definition	:	kill with poison (verb.contact)

6. the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance (noun.state)

derivation	:	intoxicate,
definition	:	have an intoxicating effect on, of a drug (verb.body)