Â© Sage (UK) Ltd, 2017. All rights reserved. Sage One is a registered trade mark of Sage (UK) Ltd.
List of types of poison. The following is a list of types of poison by intended use: Avicide â any substance which can be used to kill birds. Biocide â a chemical substance capable of killing living organisms, usually in a selective way. Fungicide â a chemical compound or biological organism used to kill or inhibit fungi or fungal spores.
Nature of a toxic substance. Definition of a poison. A poison is a substance capable of producing adverse effects on an individual under appropriate conditions. The term âsubstanceâ is almost always synonymous with âchemicalâ and includes drugs, vitamins, pesticides, pollutants, and proteins. Even radiation is a toxic substance.