Definitions For Byssinosis

Noun

BYSSINOSIS (uncountable) A lung disease, caused by exposure to cotton dust in inadequately ventilated working environments.

Synonyms

brown lung brown lung disease Monday fever

Etymology

From (Late Latin)  byssinum, , linen cloth via byssus + {{etyl, NL., en}} -osis.

See also

{{pedialite}}

Is Byssinosis a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
15
Words with Friends
16

The word Byssinosis is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends

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