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mercury poisoning

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from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a toxic condition caused by ingesting or inhaling mercury; acute mercury poisoning causes a metallic taste and vomiting and diarrhea and kidney problems that may lead to death

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synonyms (23)

Words with the same meaning

  1. Minamata disease
  2. altitude sickness
  3. anoxemia
  4. anoxia
  5. anoxic anoxia
  6. anthrax
  7. black lung
  8. caisson disease
  9. chilblain
  10. decompression sickness
  11. frostbite
  12. immersion foot
  13. itai
  14. jet lag
  15. lead poisoning
  16. motion sickness
  17. pneumoconiosis
  18. radiation sickness
  19. radionecrosis
  20. red-out
  21. sunstroke
  22. the bends
  23. trench foot

hypernyms (3)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. intoxication
  2. poisoning
  3. toxic condition

hyponyms (1)

Words more specific or concrete

  1. Minamata disease

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