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nonpoisonous

/ (nɒnˈpɔɪzənəs) /
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adjective
not having the effects or qualities of a poison
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Words nearby nonpoisonous

nonplayer character, nonplaying, nonplus, nonplussed, nonpoint, nonpoisonous, nonpolar, nonpolitical, nonpolluting, nonporous, nonpositive
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Words related to nonpoisonous

certain, clear, dependable, harmless, healthy, pure, reliable, secure, innocent, sound, checked, competent, decontaminated, innocuous, innoxious, inoffensive, neutralized, nontoxic, riskless, tame

How to use nonpoisonous in a sentence

  • Several species of nonpoisonous snakes were more common but were nowhere really abundant.

    Camps and Trails in China|Roy Chapman Andrews and Yvette Borup Andrews

  • Her second-stage rockets were also of the nonpoisonous variety, because she fired them at a bare 60,000 feet.

    Space Tug|Murray Leinster

  • (e) The poisonous portions are not distinguishable from the nonpoisonous, either macroscopically or microscopically.

    Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, November 1899|Various

  • It has the advantage of being comparatively nonpoisonous and noninflammable and is easily transported and handled.

    The House Fly and How to Suppress It|L. O. Howard and F. C. Bishopp
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