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english
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poisonous containing or producing a substance that is likely to kill you, or make you very ill: • poisonous gas • poisonous snakes • The plant is poisonous to humans and animals. toxic toxic chemicals and waste are poisonous to people and the environment: • Crops were sprayed with highly toxic chemicals. • Lead is toxic to humans. • The site was used for the disposal of toxic waste. noxious [ usually before noun ] formal noxious substances and gases are poisonous: • Vehicles pollute the air with noxious fumes • The soil may be contaminated with noxious substances. hazardous [ usually before noun ] hazardous substances are likely to harm people, animals, or the environment if they are not dealt with or got rid of carefully: • Lead is one of the most hazardous substances known, causing cancer and nerve damage. • The building is now unoccupied, and all radioactive or hazardous materials have been removed. • hazardous nuclear waste deadly extremely poisonous and likely to kill you – used especially about poisons and snakes: • a deadly poison • a deadly snake • Terrorists plotted to release a deadly gas. COLLOCATIONS CHECK poisonous gas/substance/chemical/snake/insect/plant toxic chemical/substance/waste noxious substance/gas/fumes hazardous waste/material/chemical deadly poison/snake/gas/virus/disease
Longman-Thesaurus
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adj. VERBS be | become ADV. deadly, extremely, highly PREP. to The leaves of yew trees are poisonous to cattle.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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adj. lethal: The acid gave off poisonous fumes.
Simple Definitions