Speakur

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water intoxication

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.12 in modern English

Syllables
wa-ter in-tox-i-ca-tion
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A potentially fatal disturbance in brain function that results when the normal balance of electrolytes in the body is pushed outside of safe limits by a very rapid intake of water.

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

water intoxications (plural)

Synonyms

hyperhydration water poisoning

Questions

What does water intoxication mean?
A potentially fatal disturbance in brain function that results when the normal balance of electrolytes in the body is pushed outside of safe limits by a very rapid intake of water.

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