Toxic Substances Glossary

verb to poison or make something poisonous

• The venomous snake's bite can envenom the victim if not treated promptly.
• Be careful not to get envenomed by that spider over there.
• Watch out for that scorpion, it can envenom you real quick.
• His words seemed to envenom the atmosphere, causing tension among the group.

verb to take into the body, as food or liquid

• It is important to carefully consider what substances you ingest into your body.
• Make sure you're not ingesting anything harmful.
• I can't believe you ingested that gross food!
• It's important to be mindful of the information we ingest from the media.

adjective bitterly hostile

• The virulent strain of the virus spread rapidly throughout the community.
• That flu is really virulent, so make sure to wash your hands frequently.
• I heard that new flu strain is super virulent, so be careful out there.
• The virulent rumors about her spread like wildfire, causing unnecessary drama.

noun a type of chemical compound that disrupts the transmission of nerve impulses in the nervous system

• The nerve agent was used in the chemical attack.
• They found nerve agent in the building.
• I heard they used some crazy nerve agent stuff.
• His words were like a nerve agent, causing chaos in the room.

noun a class of neuro-active insecticides modeled after nicotine

adjective relating to or denoting neonicotinoids

• The use of neonicotinoid pesticides has been linked to the decline in bee populations.
• Farmers started using neonicotinoid chemicals on their crops to keep pests away.
• I heard neonicotinoids are like super strong bug killers.
• The neonicotinoid issue is buzzing around the environmental community.

adjective describing something that has the ability to kill or destroy false or fake things

• The new medication has been proven to be pseudocidal against certain types of bacteria.
• I heard that this cleaning product is pseudocidal, so it should work well on tough stains.
• I don't trust those pseudocidal claims, they sound too good to be true.
• Her pseudocidal behavior towards her ex-boyfriend's new girlfriend was evident in her passive-aggressive comments.