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toxic oil syndrome

toxic oil syndrome noun: an unusual disease that broke out in Spain in 1981, resembling a lung infection but unaffected by antibiotics, caused by the consumption of imported rapeseed oil, intended for industrial use, that had been sold as olive oil.

Noun

toxic oil syndrome (uncountable)

  1. An unusual disease that broke out in Spain in 1981, resembling a lung infection but unaffected by antibiotics, caused by the consumption of imported rapeseed oil, intended for industrial use, that had been sold as olive oil.
    Synonyms:
    toxic syndrome

Synonyms of toxic oil syndrome

Questions about toxic oil syndrome

What does toxic oil syndrome mean?
Toxic oil syndrome means an unusual disease that broke out in Spain in 1981, resembling a lung infection but unaffected by antibiotics, caused by the consumption of imported rapeseed oil, intended for industrial use, that had been sold as olive oil.
What part of speech is toxic oil syndrome?
Toxic oil syndrome is a noun.

Words near toxic oil syndrome in the dictionary

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  5. toxic megacolons
  6. toxic oil syndrome
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