Definition of Nonpoisonous

1. Adjective. Not producing poison.

Exact synonyms: Non-poisonous
Similar to: Atoxic, Nontoxic

2. Adjective. Safe to eat.
Exact synonyms: Non-poisonous, Nontoxic
Similar to: Comestible, Eatable, Edible

Definition of Nonpoisonous

1. Adjective. Not poisonous. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Nonpoisonous

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nonpoisonous

nonpneumatic
nonpneumococcal
nonpoaching
nonpoet
nonpoetic
nonpoetical
nonpoetry
nonpoets
nonpoint
nonpointer
nonpointers
nonpointlike
nonpoints
nonpoisoned
nonpoisoning
nonpoisonous
nonpoker
nonpolar
nonpolar amino acid
nonpolar compound
nonpolar group
nonpolar solvents
nonpolarisable
nonpolarizable
nonpolarized
nonpolarizing
nonpolemic
nonpolice
nonpoliced
nonpolicies

Literary usage of Nonpoisonous

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Epidemiology and public health: a text and reference book for physicians by Victor Clarence Vaughan (1922)
"... the extent and completeness with which it has been detached from the nonpoisonous group in the protein molecule. When the poisonous group is completely ..."

2. The International Journal of Orthodontia (1916)
"tiles, we may refer to the snakes, which are poisonous and nonpoisonous, both kinds having dental apparatus that is very efficient. Of course, the poisonous ..."

3. Tariff Schedules: Hearings Before the Committee on Ways and Means, House of by Oscar Wilder Underwood (1913)
"(A) Sample box of American nonpoisonous household matches of which the splints have not ... These matches are absolutely nonpoisonous and the splints are ..."

4. International Medical and Surgical Surveyby American Institute of Medicine by American Institute of Medicine (1922)
"These experiments show that nonpoisonous as wel' a; poisonous reptiles have head glands which produce a deadly secretion. These toxins are biologically ..."

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