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water poisoning

water poisoning noun: a potentially fatal medical condition, also called water intoxication, caused by extremely rapid intake of water.

Noun

water poisoning (countable and uncountable, plural water poisonings)

  1. A potentially fatal medical condition, also called water intoxication, caused by extremely rapid intake of water.
  2. Contaminating a water source with a toxin.

Forms of water poisoning

pluralwater poisonings

Questions about water poisoning

What does water poisoning mean?
Water poisoning means a potentially fatal medical condition, also called water intoxication, caused by extremely rapid intake of water.
What part of speech is water poisoning?
Water poisoning is a noun.
What is the plural of water poisoning?
The plural of water poisoning is water poisonings.

Words near water poisoning in the dictionary

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  6. water poisoning
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  8. water police
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  10. water polo
  11. water polo player

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