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poyson

poyson is the obsolete spelling of poison.

Meaning of poison

Noun

poison (countable and uncountable, plural poisons)

  1. A substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism when ingested.
    • Near-synonym: (loosely) venom
  2. (figuratively) Anything harmful to a person or thing.
    • Gossip is a malicious poison.
  3. (idiomatic, informal) An alcoholic drink. (Mainly in the phrases "name your poison" and "what's your poison?")
    • — What's your poison?
      — I'll have a glass of whiskey.
  4. Any substance that inhibits catalytic activity.
    • The temperature effect of poisons. The influence of poison on the catalyst can be different with the change of reaction conditions.2013, Huazhang Liu, Ammonia Synthesis Catalysts: Innovation and Practice, page 693

See all 10 meanings of poison

Forms of poyson

Noun
pluralpoysons
Verb
third-person singular presentpoysons
present participlepoysoning
past participlepoysoned
pastpoysoned

Questions about poyson

What is poyson the obsolete spelling of?
Poyson is the obsolete spelling of poison.

Words near poyson in the dictionary

  1. poysed
  2. Poyser
  3. Poysers
  4. poyses
  5. poysing
  6. poyson
  7. poysonable
  8. poysoned
  9. poysoner
  10. poysoners
  11. poysoning

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