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- noun Plural form of
poison . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
poison .
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Examples
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When it rains, the poisons from the dump site can migrate into local drinking water supplies.
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Plus, the idea that the insects will be having some fun instead of being gassed to death by poisons is pretty cool.
Scientists Use Sex-Crazed Bugs as Alternative to Toxic Pesticides | Inhabitat
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When it rains, the poisons from the dump site can migrate into local drinking water supplies.
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The elderly are more sensitive to certain poisons than younger adults
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The liver carries out many important functions, auch as making bile, changing food into energy, and cleaning alcohol and poisons from the blood.
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When it rains, the poisons from the dump site can migrate into local drinking water supplies.
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With her excessive interest in poisons and revenge, it's no surprise that Flavia is fascinated, not scared, as she watches the stranger die in her garden.
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley: Questions
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Note 13: Citing Ptolemy's Centiloquio, Ficino says that the influences of Mars and Saturn, like certain poisons, could be used beneficially in moderate doses.
Architecture and Memory: The Renaissance Studioli of Federico da Montefeltro
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We happily use lethal poisons to treat cancer, because the risk of using these poisons is statistically lower than letting the cancer run its course.
Dr. Sharma’s Obesity Notes » Blog Archive » Pfizer Also Halts its CB-1 Program for Obesity
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But for/millennia/now people have been aware of certain poisons that will kill a fetus in much smaller quantities than it will take to kill an adult.
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