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foodborne illness

foodborne illness noun: synonym of food poisoning.

Noun

foodborne illness (countable and uncountable, plural foodborne illnesses)

  1. Synonym of food poisoning.
    Synonyms:
    food poisoning

Synonyms of foodborne illness

Forms of foodborne illness

pluralfoodborne illnesses
alternative formfood-borne illness

Questions about foodborne illness

What does foodborne illness mean?
Foodborne illness means synonym of food poisoning.
What part of speech is foodborne illness?
Foodborne illness is a noun.
What is the plural of foodborne illness?
The plural of foodborne illness is foodborne illnesses.

Words near foodborne illness in the dictionary

  1. foodbank
  2. foodbanks
  3. foodborne
  4. foodborne disease
  5. foodborne diseases
  6. foodborne illness
  7. foodborne illnesses
  8. foodcation
  9. foodcations
  10. foodcentric
  11. foodchain

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