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meconophagism

meconophagism noun: the practice of eating opium as a recreational drug.

Noun

meconophagism (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) The practice of eating opium as a recreational drug.

Origin of meconophagism

From mecon + -o- + -phage + -ism.

Questions about meconophagism

What does meconophagism mean?
Meconophagism means the practice of eating opium as a recreational drug.
What part of speech is meconophagism?
Meconophagism is a noun.

Words near meconophagism in the dictionary

  1. meconine
  2. meconinic acid
  3. meconium
  4. meconium ileus
  5. meconiums
  6. meconophagism
  7. meconophagist
  8. meconophagists
  9. meconopsis
  10. meconopsises
  11. mecoprop

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