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poisonous substance

noun as in toxin

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The mother of a woman who killed herself by ingesting a poisonous substance she sourced online has criticised "failings and misunderstandings" in her daughter's care.

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Elijah Muchima announced that approximately half of the 25 samples taken from milling companies were found to contain exceedingly high levels of aflatoxins, a poisonous substance produced by fungi.

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The circumstances of his death are disputed by his family who say he was given a "poisonous substance" in jail.

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Floating debris and "poisonous substances" are listed as other potential dangers lurking in the waters.

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The misdemeanor prohibits the unlawful taking of “birds or mammals with any net, pound, cage, trap, set line or wire, or poisonous substance, or to possess birds or mammals.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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