poison

Language: en

Meaning: Asubstancethat isharmfulorlethalto a living organism when ingested.We used apoisonto kill the weeds.; (figuratively)Anythingharmfulto a person or thing.Gossip is a maliciouspoison.1593, anonymous author,The Life and Death of Iacke Straw[…],Act IV:Awaie with the Rebels ſuffer them not to ſpeake,His words arepoyſonin the eares of the people,[…]; (informal,idiomatic)Analcoholicdrink. (Mainly in the phrases "name your poison" and "what's your poison?")— What's yourpoison?— I'll have a glass of whiskey.; (chemistry)Any substance thatinhibitscatalyticactivity.2013, Huazhang Liu,Ammonia Synthesis Catalysts: Innovation and Practice, page693:The temperature effect ofpoisons. The influence ofpoisonon the catalyst can be different with the change of reaction conditions.

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