Poison Control Vocabulary

adjective causing or capable of causing death or illness if taken into the body

• The scientist warned that the berries growing in the wild were potentially poisonous.
• Don't touch those plants, they could be poisonous!
• Stay away from those mushrooms, they're totally poisonous.
• His words were like a poisonous snake, injecting doubt into her mind.

adjective A word that describes a noun or pronoun, in this case 'toxic' describes something that is poisonous or harmful.

• The laboratory conducted tests to determine the level of toxic chemicals in the water supply.
• I heard that relationship is toxic, you should consider ending it.
• That party was so toxic, I had to leave early.
• The toxic environment at work is really affecting my mental health.