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pyrrolizidine alkaloidosis

pyrrolizidine alkaloidosis noun: a disease caused by chronic poisoning from ingesting plants that contain pyrrolizidine alkaloids.

Noun

pyrrolizidine alkaloidosis (uncountable)

  1. A disease caused by chronic poisoning from ingesting plants that contain pyrrolizidine alkaloids.

Synonyms of pyrrolizidine alkaloidosis

Origin of pyrrolizidine alkaloidosis

From pyrrolizidine + alkaloid + -osis.

Questions about pyrrolizidine alkaloidosis

What does pyrrolizidine alkaloidosis mean?
Pyrrolizidine alkaloidosis means a disease caused by chronic poisoning from ingesting plants that contain pyrrolizidine alkaloids.
What part of speech is pyrrolizidine alkaloidosis?
Pyrrolizidine alkaloidosis is a noun.

Words near pyrrolizidine alkaloidosis in the dictionary

  1. pyrroline
  2. pyrrolines
  3. pyrrolinone
  4. pyrrolinones
  5. pyrrolizidine
  6. pyrrolizidine alkaloidosis
  7. pyrrolizidines
  8. pyrrolizine
  9. pyrrolizines
  10. pyrrolnitrin
  11. pyrrolo

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