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fried rice syndrome

fried rice syndrome noun: an illness caused by ingesting Bacillus cereus bacteria.

Noun

fried rice syndrome (uncountable)

  1. An illness caused by ingesting Bacillus cereus bacteria.

Origin of fried rice syndrome

These bacteria are classically contracted from fried rice dishes that have been sitting at room temperature.

Questions about fried rice syndrome

What does fried rice syndrome mean?
Fried rice syndrome means an illness caused by ingesting Bacillus cereus bacteria.
What part of speech is fried rice syndrome?
Fried rice syndrome is a noun.

Words near fried rice syndrome in the dictionary

  1. Fried Liver Attack
  2. fried oyster
  3. fried pie
  4. fried pies
  5. fried rice
  6. fried rice syndrome
  7. fried rices
  8. fried slice
  9. fried slices
  10. fried someone's bacon
  11. fried up

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