Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

metal fume fever

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.62 in modern English

Syllables: met-al -fume fever
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An illness, with influenza-like symptoms, caused by exposure to chemical by-products of certain metals being heated.

Uncountable

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

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Questions

What does metal fume fever mean?: An illness, with influenza-like symptoms, caused by exposure to chemical by-products of certain metals being heated.

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