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tyrotoxism

tyrotoxism noun: poisoning by cheese or other dairy products.

Noun

tyrotoxism (uncountable)

  1. Poisoning by cheese or other dairy products

Origin of tyrotoxism

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms: tyro- + tox- + -ism; ultimately from Ancient Greek τυρός (turós, “cheese”) + Latin toxicum (“poison”).

Questions about tyrotoxism

What does tyrotoxism mean?
Tyrotoxism means poisoning by cheese or other dairy products.
What part of speech is tyrotoxism?
Tyrotoxism is a noun.

Words near tyrotoxism in the dictionary

  1. tyrothricins
  2. tyrotoxicon
  3. tyrotoxicons
  4. tyrotoxin
  5. tyrotoxine
  6. tyrotoxism
  7. TYRP1
  8. TYRP1s
  9. tyrphostin
  10. tyrphostins
  11. tyrranid

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