Poison vs. Venom

In biology, poisons are substances that can cause death, injury or harm to organs, tissues, cells, and DNA usually by chemical reactions or other activity on the molecular scales, when an organism is exposed to a sufficient quantity.In a metaphorical broader use of term it may refer to any thing deemed harmful. The fields of medicine (particularly veterinary) and zoology often distinguish a poison from a toxin, and from a venom.

Venom is a type of poison, especially one secreted by an animal. Venom has evolved in a wide variety of animals, both predators and prey, and both vertebrates and invertebrates.

A substance that causes injury, illness, or death, especially by chemical means.

A poisonous secretion of an animal, such as a snake, spider, or scorpion, usually transmitted to prey or to attackers by a bite or sting.

Something destructive or fatal.

Malice; spite

(Chemistry) A substance that inhibits another substance or a reaction

An animal toxin intended for offensive use, a biological poison delivered by bite, sting, etc. to protect an animal or to kill its prey.

To kill or harm with poison.

(figuratively) Feeling or speech marked by spite or malice; vitriol.

To put poison on or into

(obsolete) To infect with venom; to envenom; to poison.

To pollute

(obsolete) Poisonous, poisoned; (figuratively) pernicious.

To have a harmful influence on; corrupt

Matter fatal or injurious to life; poison; particularly, the poisonous matter which certain animals, such as serpents, scorpions, bees, etc., secrete in a state of health, and communicate by biting or stinging.

Chemistry & Physics To inhibit (a substance or reaction).

Spite; malice; malignity; evil quality.

Poisonous.

To infect with venom; to envenom; to poison.

A substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism when ingested.

toxin secreted by animals; secreted by certain snakes and poisonous insects (e.g., spiders and scorpions)

Something that harms a person or thing.

feeling a need to see others suffer

(informal) An intoxicating drink; a liquor. (note: this sense is chiefly encountered in the phrases "name your poison" and "what's your poison ?")

(chemistry) Any substance that inhibits catalytic activity.

(transitive) To use poison to kill or paralyse (somebody).

(transitive) To pollute; to cause to become poisonous.

(transitive) To cause to become much worse.

(transitive) To cause (someone) to hate or to have unfair negative opinions.

(chemistry) To inhibit the catalytic activity of.

To place false information into (a cache) as part of an exploit.

Any agent which, when introduced into the animal organism, is capable of producing a morbid, noxious, or deadly effect upon it; as, morphine is a deadly poison; the poison of pestilential diseases.

That which taints or destroys moral purity or health; as, the poison of evil example; the poison of sin.

To put poison upon or into; to infect with poison; as, to poison an arrow; to poison food or drink.

To injure or kill by poison; to administer poison to.

To taint; to corrupt; to vitiate; as, vice poisons happiness; slander poisoned his mind.

To act as, or convey, a poison.

any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism

anything that harms or destroys;

spoil as if by poison;

kill by its poison;

kill with poison;

add poison to;

administer poison to;