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Poisonous vs Poisonable - What's the difference?

poisonous | poisonable |

As adjectives the difference between poisonous and poisonable

is that poisonous is containing sufficient poison to be dangerous while poisonable is capable of being poisoned.

poisonous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Containing sufficient poison to be dangerous
  • (of an animal) Inedible due to containing poison; poisonous to eat

    • Synonyms

    * toxic, venomous, attery

    Derived terms

    * poisonousness

    poisonable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Capable of being poisoned.
  • (obsolete) poisonous
  • * Tooker
    • Poisonable heresies.