poison vs venom
Definitions
verb
- kill by its poison
- administer poison to
- kill with poison
- spoil as if by poison
- add poison to
noun
- anything that harms or destroys
- any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism
Examples
The difference in the power of the system to absorb different substances, appropriate whatever can be utilized, and throw off whatever can not be used, is sometimes called idiosyncrasy, but more properly it may be called vital resistance, and upon the integrity of this power rests the ability to combat disease in all its forms, whether it be the absorption of any animal virus or the poison resulting from undigested food.
Sunshine can burn you, food can poison you, words can condemn you, pictures can insult you; music cannot punish ---- only bless. (Arthur Schnabel , Austrian pianist.
Sunshine can burn you, food can poison you, words can condemn you, pictures can insult you ; music cannotpunish ---- only bless.
Definitions
noun
- feeling a need to see others suffer
- toxin secreted by animals; secreted by certain snakes and poisonous insects (e.g., spiders and scorpions)
Examples
A number of dead venomous snakes were also found in the property.
He's now milking tarantulas for their venom, and has recently been granted a licence to export that venom.
I then knew, by the black cross which I observed on its neck, that it was of the species called aquis, one of the boldest and most venomous of the serpents of that region.
