| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | substance that causes harm, death |
| Synonyms: | adulteration, bacteria, bane, blight, cancer, contagion, contamination, corruption, germ, infection, malignancy, miasma, toxicant, toxin, toxoid, venin, venom, virus |
| Antonyms: | antidote |