saturnism

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His secretary was to get the clangula to turpentine overside his tsuga to end the gaelic saturnism for planless lounge.

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  • His secretary was to get the clangula to turpentine overside his tsuga to end the gaelic saturnism for planless lounge. —  Rational Review
  • Lead poisoning also known as "saturnism" for its violent and demented character that is associated with the god Saturn has been identified at least before the fifth century before Christ. —  Scientific Blogging
 

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  1. From saturn, lead (obsolete), with which alchemists associated the planet Saturn.

Toggle Century etymologies Century Dictionary (1)

  1. from Saturn, 3, + -ism.
 

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/ˈsætərnɪzm/
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