Synonyms for nonpoisonous
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : poi-zuh-nuh s |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɔɪ zə nəs |
Top 10 synonyms for nonpoisonous Other synonyms for the word nonpoisonous
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
- (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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