poison
substance that causes death, injury or harm to organs
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Summary
poison is a class of chemical substances by use[1]. poison draws 6,325 Wikipedia views per month (class of chemical substances by use category, ranking #5 of 45).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: cause of death[3]
- Subclass of: chemical substance[4], noxa[5], production environment factor[6]
- Has use: poisoning[7], weapon[8]
- Commons category: Poisons[9]
- Said to be the same as: Q17573799[10]
- Unicode character: ☠[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Poisons[12]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[13], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[15], Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[17], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19], The New Student's Reference Work[20]
- Used by: poisoner[21]
- Has characteristic: toxicity[22], mode of toxic action[23]
- Different from: Myrkky[24], Pyton[25]
- History of topic: history of poison[26]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[27]
Why It Matters
poison has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] poison is known by 104 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]