Flashcards: Poisons

Snake venom is highly modified saliva containing zootoxins which facilitates the immobilization and digestion of prey, and defends against threats.

Haff disease (German: Haffkrankheit) is the development of rhabdomyolysis (swelling and breakdown of skeletal muscle, with a risk of acute kidney failure) within 24 hours of ingesting fish.

Lead(II) sulfate (PbSO4) is a white solid, which appears white in microcrystalline form.

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are organic compounds that are resistant to environmental degradation through chemical, biological, and photolytic processes.

Silver fulminate (AgCNO) is the highly explosive silver salt of fulminic acid.

Oripavine is an opiate and the major metabolite of thebaine.

Convallatoxin is a glycoside extracted from Convallaria majalis.

Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas that is slightly less dense than air.

Chromium trioxide is an inorganic compound with the formula CrO3.

Dangerous goods or hazardous goods are solids, liquids, or gases that can harm people, other living organisms, property, or the environment.

Dinitrogen pentoxide is the chemical compound with the formula N2O5.

Dinitrogen trioxide is the chemical compound with the formula N2O3.

Ethylene oxide, properly called oxirane by IUPAC, is the organic compound with the formula C2H4O.

Nitrogen dioxide is the chemical compound with the formula NO2.

Sulfur dioxide (also sulphur dioxide) is the chemical compound with the formula SO2.

Hydrazoic acid, also known as hydrogen azide or azoimide, is a compound with the chemical formula HN3.

Mercury(II) cyanide, also known as mercuric cyanide, is a coordination compound of nitrogen, carbon and mercury.

Nickel(II) oxide is the chemical compound with the formula NiO.

Potassium ferricyanide is the chemical compound with the formula K3[Fe(CN)6].

Potassium tetraiodomercurate(II) is an inorganic compound consisting of potassium cations and the tetraiodomercurate(II) anion.

Plants cannot move to escape their predators, so they must have other means of protecting themselves from herbivorous animals.

Aplysiatoxin is a cyanotoxin produced by certain cyanobacteria species.

RDX is the organic compound with the formula (O2NNCH2)3.

MPTP (1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine) is a prodrug to the neurotoxin MPP+, which causes permanent symptoms of Parkinson's disease by destroying dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra of the brain.

A mycotoxin (from Greek μύκης (mykes, mukos) "fungus" and τοξικόν (toxikon) "poison") is a toxic secondary metabolite produced by organisms of the fungus kingdom, commonly known as molds.

Carbophenothion also known as Stauffer R 1303 as for the manufacturer, Stauffer Chemical, is an organophosphorus chemical compound.

Oxymorphazone is an opioid analgesic drug related to oxymorphone.

Lumiflavin is a toxic product of photolysis of vitamin B2.

Strychnine poisoning can be fatal to humans and other animals and can occur by inhalation, swallowing or absorption through eyes or mouth.

Nitrocyclohexane is an organic compound with the molecular formula C6H11NO2.