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talcosis

talcosis noun: a pulmonary disorder caused by talc.

Noun

talcosis (countable and uncountable, plural talcoses)

  1. A pulmonary disorder caused by talc.

Forms of talcosis

pluraltalcoses

Origin of talcosis

From talc + -osis.

Questions about talcosis

What does talcosis mean?
Talcosis means a pulmonary disorder caused by talc.
What part of speech is talcosis?
Talcosis is a noun.
What is the plural of talcosis?
The plural of talcosis is talcoses.

Words near talcosis in the dictionary

  1. talclike
  2. talcoid
  3. talcomicaceous
  4. talcose
  5. talcoses
  6. talcosis
  7. Talcott
  8. Talcotts
  9. talcous
  10. talcs
  11. talcum

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