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Definition of Nonpoisonous
1. Adjective. Not producing poison.
2. Adjective. Safe to eat.
Definition of Nonpoisonous
1. Adjective. Not poisonous. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Nonpoisonous
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nonpoisonous
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 ..."