saturnism
Lead poisoningLead poisoning
Meaning
1 senses(dated, uncountable)Lead poisoning
More definitions
- toxic condition produced by the absorption of excessive lead into the system
Origin
Inherited from Middle English saturne (“lead”).Inherited from Middle English saturne (“lead”).
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- toxic condition produced by the absorption of excessive lead into the system:lead poisoningplumbism
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedsaturnia
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable