THE SIGNAL RECEIVERS
poison (noun)
poison, poisonousness, virulence, venomousness, toxicity
bad food, bad water, pollution
bacteria, salmonella, bacillus, germ, virus, infection
teratogen, carcinogen, oncogene
chemical weapon, biological weapon
venom, toxicant, toxin
deadly poison, snake poison, rat poison, ratsbane, germicide, insecticide, pesticide
fungicide, herbicide, weedkiller, defoliant, dioxin, Agent Orange™, 2,4,5-T, paraquat, derris, DDT
acid, corrosive
hemlock, arsenic, strychnine, cyanide, prussic acid, vitriol
nicotine, tobacco
asphyxiant, poison gas, nerve gas, lewisite, mustard gas, tear gas
carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, blackdamp, chokedamp
foul air, mephitis, miasma, effluvium, sewer gas, insalubrity
atmospheric pollution, acid rain, smog
photochemical haze
lead pollution
uranium, plutonium
radioactivity, radioactive cloud, mushroom cloud, fallout, nuclear fallout, strontium 90, radiation
dope, opium, heroin, drug, drug-taking
intoxicant, depressant, alcoholism
lethal dose, overdose
toxicology
Other Forms
nucleonics: radioactive waste, poison
destroyer: corrosive, acid, mildew, blight, poison, bane
alcoholic drink: alcoholic drink, strong drink, booze, tipple, poison
gas: marsh gas, swamp gas, poison gas, poison
killer: insecticide, fungicide, pesticide, herbicide, weedkiller, poison, bane
agriculture: pesticide, herbicide, weedkiller, poison
unsavoriness: emetic, sickener, poison
radiation: fallout, nuclear fallout, mushroom cloud, poison
evil: curse, scourge, poison, pest, plague, sore, running sore, bane
badness: poison, blight, canker, cancer, bane
infection: toxicity, sepsis, poisoning, poison
prophylactic: bactericide, germicide, insecticide, poison
weapon: gas, war gas, poison gas, mustard gas, nerve gas, poison
means of execution: hemlock, poison
bane (noun)
bane, cause of injury, malevolent influence
curse, plague, infestation, pest, scourge, ruin, evil
malady, disease
weakness, bad habit, besetting sin, vice
hell, cup, visitation, affliction, adversity
woe, funeral, sorrow
cross, cross to bear, trial
bore, tedium
bugaboo, bugbear, bête noire, annoyance
burden, imposition, white elephant
thorn in one's side, stone round one's neck
stress, strain, perpetual worry, constant anxiety, angst, torment, nagging pain, worry
running sore, ulcer
bitterness, acid, gall, wormwood, sourness
sickener, emetic, unsavoriness
bite, sting, poison dart, serpent's tooth, fang, brier, nettle, sharp point
source of trouble, trouble spot, hornet's nest, pitfall
viper, adder, serpent, reptile
snake, snake in the grass, troublemaker
parasite, leech, threadworm, tapeworm, insect, creepy-crawly
mosquito, skeeter, wasp, noxious animal
locust, destroyer
oppressor, holy terror, tyrant
Other Forms
destroyer: corrosive, acid, mildew, blight, poison, bane
influence: evil influence, curse, ruin, hex, whammy, double whammy, jinx, bane
resident: parasite, bane
killer: insecticide, fungicide, pesticide, herbicide, weedkiller, poison, bane
evil: curse, scourge, poison, pest, plague, sore, running sore, bane
badness: poison, blight, canker, cancer, bane
plague: plague, pest, scourge, bane
infection: parasite, worm, Toxocara canis, bane
insalubrity: deadliness, poisonousness, bane
pitfall: source of trouble, hornet's nest, hazard, bane
adversity: curse, blight, blast, plague, scourge, infliction, visitation, bane
suffering: shock, trauma, blow, infliction, visitation, tribulation, bane
worry: bother, botheration, annoyance, irritation, pet peeve, bête noire, pest, thorn in the flesh, death of, bane
painfulness: sore, running sore, ulcer, thorn in the flesh, pinprick, where the shoe pinches, bane
annoyance: annoyance, vexation, death of, pest, bête noire, curse, plague, pain in the neck or rear, bane
hateful object: pest, menace, public nuisance, good riddance, bane
malevolence: venom, virulence, deadliness, balefulness, bane
ruffian: plague, scourge, scourge of the human race, Attila, bane
noxious animal: rat, bane
wrong: something rotten, curse, bane, scandal, badness
poisoning (noun)
poisoning, venenation, homicide
blood poisoning, toxemia, infection
food poisoning, botulism
chemical poisoning
germ warfare, warfare
poisoner, murderer
Other Forms
killing: poisoning, drowning, suffocation, strangulation, hanging
illness: poisoning, metal poisoning, food poisoning
infection: toxicity, sepsis, poisoning, poison
impairment: ulceration, poisoning, autointoxication, contamination, infection
tox·ic
tox·ic (tòk¹sîk) adjective
1. Of, relating to, or caused by a toxin or other poison:.
2. Capable of causing injury or death, especially by chemical means; poisonousa dump for toxic industrial wastes. See synonyms at poisonous.
noun
A toxic chemical or other substance.
[Late Latin toxicus, from Latin toxicum, poison, from Greek toxikon, poison for arrows, poison, from neuter of toxikos, of a bow, from toxon, bow, from Old Persian *taxša-, an arrow.]
tox¹i·cal·ly adverb
gas
gas (gàs) noun
plural gas·es or gas·ses
1. a. The state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by relatively low density and viscosity, relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature, the ability to diffuse readily, and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container. b. A substance in the gaseous state.
2. A gaseous fuel, such as natural gas.
3. Gasoline.
4. The speed control of a gasoline engine:
5. A gaseous asphyxiant, irritant, or poison.
6. A gaseous anesthetic, such as nitrous oxide.
7. a. Flatulence. b. Flatus.
8. Slang. Idle or boastful talk.
9. Slang. Someone or something exceptionally exciting or entertaining:.
noun, attributive
Often used to modify another noun: gas tanks; gas stoves.
verb
gassed, gas·sing, gas·es or gas·ses verb, transitive
1. To treat chemically with gas.
2. To overcome, disable, or kill with poisonous fumes.
verb, intransitive
1. To give off gas.
2. Slang. To talk excessively.
- phrasal verb.
gas up
To supply a vehicle with gas or gasoline: gas up a car; gassed up before the trip.
[Dutch, an occult physical principle supposed to be present in all bodies, alteration of Greek khaos, chaos, empty space, coined by Jan Baptista van Helmont (1577-1644), Flemish chemist.]
bro·mism
bro·mism (bro¹mîz´em) also bro·min·ism (bro¹me-nîz´em) noun
A toxic condition caused by the chronic overuse of bromides, characterized by mental dullness, loss of muscular coordination, and sometimes skin eruptions.
bro·mine
bro·mine (brÖ¹mên) noun Symbol Br
A heavy, volatile, corrosive, reddish-brown, nonmetallic liquid element, having a highly irritating vapor. It is used in producing gasoline antiknock mixtures, fumigants, dyes, and photographic chemicals. Atomic weight 79.904; atomic number 35; melting point 7.2°C; boiling point 58.78°C; valence 1, 3, 5, 7.
[French brome (from Greek bromos, stench) + -ine2.]
Halogens
Halogens, in chemistry, group of five closely related chemical elements: fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, and astatine. Each of the halogens has the property of forming with sodium a salt similar to common salt, sodium chloride.
Chlorine
Chlorine, symbol Cl, greenish-yellow gaseous element with an atomic number of 17 and an atomic weight of 35.453. Chlorine is one of the halogens. It has an irritating odor and in large concentrations is dangerous; it was the first substance used as a poisonous gas in World War I (1914-1918) (see Chemical and Biological Warfare).
Chlorine does not occur alone in nature, but its compounds are common minerals, including ordinary salt. Chlorine reacts with water, organic compounds, and many metals. It will not burn in air, but it will support the combustion of many substances. Chlorine and hydrogen can be kept together in the dark, but react explosively in light. Chlorine and water solutions are used as household bleach. Chlorine is used for bleaching paper pulp, as a germicide in water, and in preparing bromine, tetraethyl lead, and other important products.
Poison
1. Heb. hemah, "heat," the poison of certain venomous reptiles #De 32:24,33 Job 6:4 Ps 58:4 causing inflammation.
2. Heb. rosh, "a head," a poisonous plant #De 29:18 growing luxuriantly #Ho 10:4 of a bitter taste #Ps 69:21 La 3:5 and coupled with wormwood; probably the poppy. This word is rendered "gall", q.v., #De 29:18 32:33 Ps 69:21 Jer 8:14 etc., "hemlock" #Ho 10:4 Am 6:12 and "poison" #Job 20:16 "the poison of asps," showing that the _rosh_ was not exclusively a vegetable poison.
3. In #Ro 3:13 (comp.) #Job 20:16 Ps 140:3 Jas 3:8 as the rendering of the Greek ios.
