Verb (used with object) : to poison food. ,Hatred had poisoned his mind. From Dictionary.com.
Adjective : a poison shrub. From Dictionary.com.
Since food poisoning is caused by bacteria, it is highly contagious. From Wordnik.com. [Mexican Food Highlights of 2005] Reference
Ciguatera toxin poisoning symtoms can take upto 12 hours to manifest. From Wordnik.com. [At Lunch Now: Strangest Free Samples Ever | Midtown Lunch - Finding Lunch in the Food Wasteland of NYC's Midtown Manhattan] Reference
A characteristic symptom of ciguatera poisoning is heat-cold reversal. From Wordnik.com. [Fish poisonings and envenomations] Reference
Iron poisoning is a common accidental ingestion among children under 5. From Wordnik.com. [Iron Poisoning] Reference
In fact, the biggest pathway for lead poisoning is particulates in the air. From Wordnik.com. [The World's Dirtiest Cities] Reference
Food poisoning is just about as bad a way to spend a day as I can think of. From Wordnik.com. [When good things turn really bad] Reference
Radiation poisoning is as safe as a Disney ride or a stroll through the park. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-01-01] Reference
Neither apathy nor Dioxin poisoning can prevent me from fulfilling your wishes. From Wordnik.com. [Up With People] Reference
Just what kind of mind poisoning is going on in our schools and colleges anyway?. From Wordnik.com. [Obama to hold 'big press conference' on Wright] Reference
Carbon monoxide poisoning is all too common in Mexico when the winter chills hit. From Wordnik.com. [And still another question] Reference
She was employed as an enamelled ware brusher, wherein lead poisoning is encountered. From Wordnik.com. [The Precariousness of Life] Reference
His staff also devoted attention to anthrax because of its speed in poisoning its host. From Wordnik.com. [William C. Patrick III, 84, dies; oversaw Fort Detrick biowarfare effort and weaponization of anthrax and other deadly diseases] Reference
You would think with its history, the phrase poisoning the well would be considered non-PC. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
Pika poisoning is not even having the effect its advocates want so it is folly to continue doing it. From Wordnik.com. [Biodiversity 100: actions for Asia] Reference
Personal care products continue to be the number one non-pharmaceutical substance involved in poisoning exposures. From Wordnik.com. [Personal Care Products] Reference
Those scraps sometimes contain pieces of lead bullets, and lead poisoning is thought to be a contributor to condor deaths. From Wordnik.com. [Lead Ammuntion in the news again] Reference
Blood-poisoning is very frequent, and Captain Jansen, with sheath-knife and sail needle, operates lavishly on one and all. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 15] Reference
Moreover, commodity culture selectively effaced cases of radium beauty horrors and radium poisoning from the mass memory. 99. From Wordnik.com. [Trafficking Materials and Gendered Experimental Practices: Radium Research in Early 20th Century Vienna] Reference
The second state of colchicine poisoning is marked by multisystem organ failure and usually presents 24 to 72 hours after ingestion. From Wordnik.com. [Colchicine Poisoning] Reference
We had barely dismounted when news came that a woman further on in the mountains suffered from blood poisoning from a badly infected wound. From Wordnik.com. [Visiting Galsan Tschinag in his Yurt Katharina Rout] Reference
Then he emptied a can of tomatoes into the bowl as a safeguard against ptomaine poisoning from the tin, and set the empty can on the floor. From Wordnik.com. [The Ranch at the Wolverine] Reference
An organophosphate poisoning, which is endemic of a nerve agent. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 24, 2001] Reference
Doctors now believe that Yuschenko suffered from Dioxin poisoning. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing: December 5, 2004 - December 11, 2004 Archives] Reference
It works less well but we do not like the idea of poisoning things. From Wordnik.com. [Veggie Gardening Tips] Reference
That sort of behavior in open forums is also known as poisoning the well. From Wordnik.com. [How pro-lifers view the PBA issue] Reference
It came at the expense of Zo having food poisoning, which is not a good thing. From Wordnik.com. [National Basketball Association - Sonics vs. Heat] Reference
The poisoning is the latest in a string of assaults against wildlife this winter. From Wordnik.com. [JSOnline.com] Reference
Food poisoning occurs when you eat food that is infected with bacteria or toxins. From Wordnik.com. [eHow - Health How To's] Reference
Lead poisoning occurs when individuals attempt to extract gold from lead-containing ore. From Wordnik.com. [AllAfrica News: Latest] Reference
Most bee poisoning occurs when insecticides are applied during the crop's flowering period. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 12] Reference
Cascarelli will talk about prevention and education on lead poisoning, which is preventable. From Wordnik.com. [Salem News] Reference
The strain of salmonella causing the poisoning is the same in both cases: salmonella enteritidis. From Wordnik.com. [The News Tribune - Tacoma - - HOMEPAGE] Reference
DOBBS: Well, if we take his side, if we take away the idea of poisoning or polluting the jury pool. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 31, 2003] Reference
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