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单词 poisonless
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poisonlessadj.

Brit. /ˈpɔɪznləs/, U.S. /ˈpɔɪznləs/
Forms: see poison n. and -less suffix.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: poison n., -less suffix.
Etymology: < poison n. + -less suffix.
Not poisonous, free from poison; without venom.
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windless1562
unulcerate1583
poisonless1608
indolent1663
unsuffocative1822
unsuppurative1822
unpoisoned1860
non-irritant1869
incorrosive1871
non-irritating1871
unulcerated1879
non-allergic1936
hypo-allergenic1953
1608 E. Topsell Hist. Serpents 272 Their [sc. English spiders'] byting is poysonlesse.
1654 W. Jenkyn Funeral Serm. 11 Not only poisonlesse but wholsome.
1865 J. H. Hanson Handbk. Lat. Poetry 567 The ancients thought the serpent was poisonless during the winter, and acquired its venom from the food it ate on reviving in spring.
1895 C. F. Nichols in Rev. of Rev. Mar. 292 A commune..would require..to be poisonless, at least with regard to virulent..disease.
1940 Harvard Jrnl. Asiatic Stud. 5 176 The banana fruit... Sweet, very cold, poisonless.
1999 Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) (Nexis) 28 May 4 e Something is lacking in the frogs' diet in captivity that renders them poisonless.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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