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kaolinosis

kaolinosis noun: a form of pneumoconiosis caused by the inhalation of clay dust.

Noun

kaolinosis (uncountable)

  1. A form of pneumoconiosis caused by the inhalation of clay dust.

Origin of kaolinosis

From kaolin + -osis.

Questions about kaolinosis

What does kaolinosis mean?
Kaolinosis means a form of pneumoconiosis caused by the inhalation of clay dust.
What part of speech is kaolinosis?
Kaolinosis is a noun.

Words near kaolinosis in the dictionary

  1. kaolinizations
  2. kaolinize
  3. kaolinized
  4. kaolinizes
  5. kaolinizing
  6. kaolinosis
  7. kaolins
  8. kaomoji
  9. kaomojis
  10. kaon
  11. kaona

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