poisoning
noun
- toxic effect of a biological or chemical agent
- act or process of killing or making extremely sick via poison
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈpɔɪzənɪŋ/
noun
Etymology: By surface analysis, poison + -ing.
- The administration of a poison.
“The number of young children in the US who have died from opioid overdoses has increased significantly, according to a new study on accidental poisonings of children 5 and younger.”
- The state of being poisoned.
“Manganism has been known about since the 19th century, when miners exposed to ores containing manganese[…]began to totter, slur their speech and behave like someone inebriated. The poisoning was irreversible, and soon ended in psychosis and death.”
verb
Etymology: By surface analysis, poison + -ing.
- present participle and gerund of poison