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poison vs atropine

atropine vs poison

poison and atropine both are nouns.

poison is a verb but atropine is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
poison Yes No Yes No
atropine Yes No No No
As nouns, atropine is a hyponym of poison; that is, atropine is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than poison:
  • poison: any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism
  • 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
Other hyponyms of poison include hyoscyamine, toxin, selenite.
poison (noun) atropine (noun)
anything that harms or destroys 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
any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism
poison (verb) atropine (verb)
administer poison to
add poison to
kill with poison
kill by its poison
spoil as if by poison
Difference between poison and atropine

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