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cinchonism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cin-chon-ism
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pathological condition in humans caused by an overdose of quinine or its natural source, cinchona bark.

Uncountable

Etymology

From cinchona + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

cinchonisms (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

cinchonization cinchonize

Synonyms

quinism quininism

Questions

What does cinchonism mean?
A pathological condition in humans caused by an overdose of quinine or its natural source, cinchona bark.
Where does cinchonism come from?
From cinchona + -ism.

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