Definition
the act of administering poison or the condition of being poisoned
Etymology
from Old French 'poison', from Latin 'potio', meaning 'drink' or 'potion'
Kelly Says
Ironically, many life-saving medicines are technically poisons - it's all about the dose, as the saying goes: 'the dose makes the poison!'
Translations
DEDeutsch
Vergiftung
fɛɐ̯ˈɡɪftʊŋ
ESEspañol
envenenamiento
enbeˈnenaˈmjento
FRFrançais
empoisonnement
ɑ̃pwɑzɔn.mɑ̃
IDBahasa Indonesia
keracunan
kərɑtʃunɑn
ITItaliano
avvelenamento
avveleˈnaːmento
NLNederlands
vergiftiging
vɛrˈɣɪftɪxɪŋ
PLPolski
zatrucie
zaˈtrut͡ɕɛ
PTPortuguês
envenenamento
ẽvɛnɛnɐˈmentu
RUРусский
отравление
ɐtrɐvˈlʲɛnʲɪje
SVSvenska
förgiftning
fœrˈɡift.nɪŋ
TRTürkçe
zehirlenme
zehirlenme