What is the difference between toxic and poison?

Answer 1

venomous means to have venom that must delivered with a tool like hollow fangs or a stinger poisonous means to have some kind of toxin that doesn't need a delivery system just a necessary amount of exposure

EDIT: the above statement is correct, a venom(venomous) is delivered through means of a stinger or a fang(s) and injected into your bloodstream.

Poison is something you can eat or drink and it would be harmful or fatal.

ex: I have witnessed a friend milk a rattlesnake and drink the venom, with no harm! Now if you had the slightest open wound or a cold soar in the mouth or digestive track its gonna be a different story, however I DO NOT advise this to anyone!

Answer 2

Both a toxin and a poison can cause damage to living organisms. In colloquial terms there is not much difference between the usage of "toxin" versus "poison". Some distinctions, which vary widely even in professional journals, refer to the whether the compound is organic or inorganic, and to the lethal dosage (LD) required. However, a more useful definition of each is as follows:

Toxin: a substance that clogs up the body and can cause chronic damage or even death over time. Examples would be alcohol or even water toxicity.

Poison: a substance that attacks the body directly causing immediate damage to living organisms and even sudden death.

Answer 3

Toxic refers to something harmful or dangerous when exposed to it, while poison specifically refers to a substance that is capable of causing harm, illness, or death when ingested, inhaled, or absorbed. In other words, all poisons are toxic, but not all toxic substances are necessarily classified as poisons.