poison vs toxin
toxin vs poisonpoison and toxin both are nouns.
poison is a verb but toxin is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| poison | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| toxin | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
toxin is a hyponym of
poison; that is, toxin 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
- toxin: a poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant and animal species
| poison (noun) | toxin (noun) |
|---|---|
| anything that harms or destroys | a poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant and animal species |
| any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism |
| poison (verb) | toxin (verb) |
|---|---|
| administer poison to | |
| add poison to | |
| kill with poison | |
| kill by its poison | |
| spoil as if by poison |
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