Toxic vs Venom - What's the difference?
toxic | venom |
(toxicology) Having a chemical nature that is harmful to health or lethal if consumed or otherwise entering into the body in sufficient quantities.
A poison carried by an animal, usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; atter.
* Milton
(figuratively) Feeling or speech marked by spite or malice.
* Shakespeare
To infect with venom; to envenom; to poison.
poison, venom
As an adjective toxic
is toxic.As a noun venom is
a poison carried by an animal, usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; atter.As a verb venom is
to infect with venom; to envenom; to poison.toxic
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Synonyms
* poisonous * venomousReferences
* * ----venom
English
Noun
(wikipedia venom) (en noun)- Hurtful worm with cankered venom bites.
- the venom of such looks
Derived terms
* nonvenomous * venomousVerb
(en verb)- Venomed vengeance. — Shakespeare.