Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lead poisoning

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.82 in modern English

Syllables: lead- poi-son-ing
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A chronic intoxication produced by the absorption of lead into the body, characterized by severe colicky pains, a dark line along the gums, and local muscular paralysis.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A gunshot wound.

Countable; Slang; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

lead poisonings (plural)

Phrases

lead sandwich

Frequently Paired Words

lead sandwich

Synonyms

plumbism saturnism see bullet hole

Questions

What does lead poisoning mean?: A chronic intoxication produced by the absorption of lead into the body, characterized by severe colicky pains, a dark line along the gums, and local muscular paralysis.

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