atropine vs poison
poison vs atropineatropine and poison both are nouns.
atropine is not a verb while poison is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| atropine | Yes | No | No | No |
| poison | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As nouns,
poison is a hypernym of
atropine; that is, poison is a
word with a broader meaning than atropine:
- atropine: a poisonous crystalline alkaloid extracted from the nightshade family; used as an antispasmodic and to dilate the eye pupil; also administered in large amounts as an antidote for organophosphate nerve agents or organophosphate insecticides
- poison: any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism
Other hypernyms of atropine include
antidote, counterpoison, antispasmodic, antispasmodic agent, spasmolytic, mydriatic, mydriatic drug, alkaloid, poisonous substance, toxicant.
| atropine (noun) | poison (noun) |
|---|---|
| a poisonous crystalline alkaloid extracted from the nightshade family; used as an antispasmodic and to dilate the eye pupil; also administered in large amounts as an antidote for organophosphate nerve agents or organophosphate insecticides | anything that harms or destroys |
| any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism |
| atropine (verb) | poison (verb) |
|---|---|
| administer poison to | |
| add poison to | |
| kill with poison | |
| kill by its poison | |
| spoil as if by poison |
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