List of types of poison
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The following is a list of types of poison by intended use:
- Biocide – a chemical substance capable of killing living organisms, usually in a selective way
- Fungicide – a chemical compound or biological organism used to kill or inhibit fungi or fungal spores
- Microbicide – any compound or substance whose purpose is to reduce the infectivity of microbes
- Germicide – a disinfectant
- Bactericide – a substance that kills bacteria
- Viricide – a chemical agent which "kills" viruses outside the body
- Germicide – a disinfectant
- Herbicide – a substance used to kill unwanted plants
- Parasiticide – any substance used to kill parasites
- Pesticide – a substance or mixture of substances used to kill a pest
- Acaricide – pesticides that kill mites
- Insecticide – a pesticide used against insects
- Molluscicide – pesticides against molluscs
- Nematocide – a type of chemical pesticide used to kill parasitic nematodes (roundworms)
- Rodenticide – a category of pest control chemicals intended to kill rodents
- Spermicide – a substance that kills sperm