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cantharidism

cantharidism noun: poisoning due to the excess use of cantharides.

Noun

cantharidism (uncountable)

  1. poisoning due to the excess use of cantharides

Origin of cantharidism

From cantharides + -ism.

Questions about cantharidism

What does cantharidism mean?
Cantharidism means poisoning due to the excess use of cantharides.
What part of speech is cantharidism?
Cantharidism is a noun.

Words near cantharidism in the dictionary

  1. cantharidiasis
  2. cantharidic
  3. cantharidin
  4. cantharidine
  5. cantharidins
  6. cantharidism
  7. cantharidized
  8. cantharids
  9. cantharis
  10. cantharoid
  11. cantharoids

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