Synonyms for nonpoisonous

Grammar : Adj

Spell : poi-zuh-nuh s

Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɔɪ zə nəs

Top 10 synonyms for nonpoisonous

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Définition of nonpoisonous

Origin : 1570s, from poison (n.) + -ous. Failed 16c. rivals were poisonsome, poisonful, poisony. Earlier poisoned was used (late 15c.). Related: Poisonously; poisonousness.

As in safe : adj not dangerous

Example sentences :

(e) The poisonous portions are not distinguishable from the nonpoisonous, either macroscopically or microscopically.
Extract from : « Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, November 1899 » by Various

Her second-stage rockets were also of the nonpoisonous variety, because she fired them at a bare 60,000 feet.
Extract from : « Space Tug » by Murray Leinster

Several species of nonpoisonous snakes were more common but were nowhere really abundant.
Extract from : « Camps and Trails in China » by Roy Chapman Andrews and Yvette Borup Andrews

Antonyms for nonpoisonous

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