bezoar

bezoar meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Pashto

Synonyms of bezoar

• bezoar stone

Forms of bezoar

Origin of bezoar

Borrowed from Spanish bezoar and/or French bézoard, based on Arabic بَازَهْر (bāzahr), from Middle Persian pʾtzhl (pādzahr, “bezoar, antidote”), from a compound of words meaning “to protect” and “poison” (literally “killing thing”), thus a bezoar was “that which protects against poison”. In ancient times, bezoars from animals were ground up and ingested as remedies for various maladies and as antidotes to poisons.

Words formed from bezoar

• bezoar antelope
• bezoardic
• bezoar goat
• bezoar ibex
• bezoar mineral
• diospyrobezoar
• pharmacobezoar
• phytobezoar
• pseudobezoar
• trichobezoar

Phrases with bezoar

• bezoar goats
• bezoar ibexes

Questions about bezoar

What does bezoar mean?

Bezoar means a mass, usually of hair or undigested vegetable matter, found in a human or animal's intestines, similar to a hairball.

What is bezoar in Hindi?

Bezoar in Hindi is बेज़ार (bezār), पादज़हर (pādazhar), पाज़हर (pāzhar). See Bezoar meaning in Hindi.

What part of speech is bezoar?

Bezoar is a noun.

How do you pronounce bezoar?

Bezoar is pronounced /ˈbi.zɔɹ/ (US).

What is the plural of bezoar?

The plural of bezoar is bezoars.