ergotism
ergotism noun: the plant disease caused by ergot.
Noun (1)
ergotism (countable and uncountable, plural ergotisms)
- The plant disease caused by ergot.
- The effect of long-term ergot poisoning, traditionally due to the ingestion of the alkaloids produced by the fungus Claviceps purpurea which infects rye and other cereals, and more recently by the action of a number of ergoline-based drugs, consisting of convulsive and gangrenous symptoms.
- The use of ergot-infested grain to poison animals.
Noun (2)
ergotism (plural ergotisms)
- A logical deduction.
- States are not governed by Ergotisms. Many have Ruled will who could not perhaps define a Commonwealth[…]c. 1670s (date written), Thomas Brown [i.e., Thomas Browne], “(please specify the section)”, in John Jeffery, editor, Christian Morals, […], Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: […] [A]t the University-Press...
- Synonyms:
- conclusion, illation, verdict, award, censure, choice, opinion, decision, deduction, determination
ergotism meaning in Tamil
ergotism in Tamil
- ரொட்டிப் பூஞ்சைநோய்
Synonyms of ergotism
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- judgement/judgment
- mind
- result
- sight
- take
- view
- ergotoxicosis
- St. Anthony's fire
- censure
Forms of ergotism
| plural | ergotisms |
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Origin of ergotism
From ergot + -ism.
From French ergotisme, from Latin ergo.
Questions about ergotism
- What does ergotism mean?
- Ergotism means the plant disease caused by ergot.
- What is ergotism in Tamil?
- Ergotism in Tamil is ரொட்டிப் பூஞ்சைநோய். See Ergotism meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is ergotism?
- Ergotism is a noun.
- What is the plural of ergotism?
- The plural of ergotism is ergotisms.
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