Sentences with phrase «as something poisonous»
Humans may have evolved over time to think of bitterness as something poisonous to be avoided — think rhubarb leaves — but bitterness can also signal a preponderance of nutrients.
https://www.epicurious.com/ Not exact matches
When I think if something as «poisonous»... I consider it to mean that it will kill 100 % people stone dead, 100 % of the time at the MLD (minimum lethal dose).
One person dying of something will be endlessly trumpeted as proof of its danger but smoking and other harmful pursuits will be self - righteously protected under the banner of individual freedom from the poisonous interference of the so - called «nanny state».
The bad - taste version is as if to protect the mouth from taking in something that is poisonous.
Some animals use mimicry, seeming to be something else, such as a leaf, a stone, a twig, or a similar but more dangerous / poisonous animal.
In most animals, taste has evolved to avoid all things bitter — a key to survival — to avoid eating something that could be poisonous via taste receptors, known as Tas2r, that quickly spring into action and elicit the bitter sensation.
Wertz notes that this social learning mechanism works in concert with other mechanisms, including sensitive periods for learning about food and aversions to certain tastes such as bitterness, which can signal something is poisonous.
Acute renal failure is a serious and usually sudden condition often triggered by an event or «insult,» such as your cat eating something poisonous like antifreeze or a toxic plant.
Pets can also develop diseases, such as cancers and get serious injuries if in a fight with another animal, get hit by a car or eat something dangerous, such as diapers or poisonous foods.
You suspect or know your pet has eaten something poisonous (such as antifreeze, xylitol, chocolate, rodent poison, etc).
Cat poisoning can unfortunately occur for many reasons and there are many things you cat can eat which are poisonous to them whether these are things like bleach or lilies, lead or even something not at all poisonous for humans such as chocolate.