The difference between Nontoxic and Poisonous

When used as adjectives, nontoxic means not toxic, whereas poisonous means containing sufficient poison to be dangerous to touch or ingest.


check bellow for the other definitions of Nontoxic and Poisonous

  1. Nontoxic as an adjective:

    Not toxic; not poisonous.

  1. Poisonous as an adjective:

    Containing sufficient poison to be dangerous to touch or ingest.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: toxic venomous attery q3=dialectal or archaic"

    "ant nonpoisonous unpoisonous"

  2. Poisonous as an adjective (figuratively):

    Negative, harmful.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: toxic"