Apr. 9th, 2019

tyrotoxism

Apr. 9th, 2019 07:43 am
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tyrotoxism (tir-oh-TOK-siz-uhm) - n., poisoning by cheese.


Or, the few dictionaries that have this assert, other dairy products. Specifically, and supposedly, poisoning caused by microbes in stale cheese or milk, but I have to wonder whether the effects of Too Much Cheese Fondue would also count. Coined from Greek turĂ³s, cheese + Latin toxicum, poison.

---L.

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