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lead poisoning

lead poisoning noun: a chronic intoxication produced by the absorption of lead into the body, characterized by severe colicky pains, a dark line along the gums, and local muscular paralysis.

Noun

lead poisoning (countable and uncountable, plural lead poisonings)

  1. A chronic intoxication produced by the absorption of lead into the body, characterized by severe colicky pains, a dark line along the gums, and local muscular paralysis.
    Synonyms:
    plumbism, saturnism
  2. (slang) A gunshot wound.

lead poisoning meaning in Tamil and Malayalam

lead poisoning in Tamil

ஈய நச்சூட்டு, காரீய நச்சுப் பாதிப்பு, ஈயநஞ்சேறல், காரீயநச்சு, ஈயநஞ்சூட்டல்

lead poisoning in Malayalam

Translations
ഈയം വിഷബാധ īyaṁ viṣabādha

Synonyms of lead poisoning

Forms of lead poisoning

plurallead poisonings

Questions about lead poisoning

What does lead poisoning mean?
Lead poisoning means a chronic intoxication produced by the absorption of lead into the body, characterized by severe colicky pains, a dark line along the gums, and local muscular paralysis.
What is lead poisoning in Tamil?
Lead poisoning in Tamil is ஈய நச்சூட்டு, காரீய நச்சுப் பாதிப்பு, ஈயநஞ்சேறல். See Lead poisoning meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is lead poisoning?
Lead poisoning is a noun.
What is the plural of lead poisoning?
The plural of lead poisoning is lead poisonings.

Words near lead poisoning in the dictionary

  1. lead pencils
  2. lead plane
  3. lead planes
  4. lead poisoner
  5. lead poisoners
  6. lead poisoning
  7. lead poisonings
  8. lead sandwich
  9. lead sandwiches
  10. lead screw
  11. lead screws

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