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Definition of poisoning

the act of giving poison to a person or animal with the intent to kill
the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance

Similar Words: toxic condition, intoxication

Hyponyms: gassing, alkali poisoning, caffeinism, caffiene intoxication, carbon monoxide poisoning, cyanide poisoning, ergotism, mercury poisoning, naphthalene poisoning, nicotine poisoning, ophidism, paraquat poisoning, pesticide poisoning, salicylate poisoning

Derivational Morphology: poison, envenom, intoxicate

Anagrams: gossiping

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