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silicosiderosis

silicosiderosis noun: a form of pneumoconiosis caused by inhalation of mixed dust containing silica and iron.

Noun

silicosiderosis (uncountable)

  1. A form of pneumoconiosis caused by inhalation of mixed dust containing silica and iron.

Origin of silicosiderosis

From silico- + siderosis.

Questions about silicosiderosis

What does silicosiderosis mean?
Silicosiderosis means a form of pneumoconiosis caused by inhalation of mixed dust containing silica and iron.
What part of speech is silicosiderosis?
Silicosiderosis is a noun.

Words near silicosiderosis in the dictionary

  1. silicons
  2. silicophilous
  3. silicophosphate
  4. silicophosphates
  5. silicoses
  6. silicosiderosis
  7. silicosis
  8. silicotic
  9. silicotics
  10. silicotuberculosis
  11. silicotuberculotic

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