ERGOTISM


Meaning of ERGOTISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈər-gə-ˌti-zəm ]

noun

Date: circa 1841

: a toxic condition produced by eating grain, grain products (as rye bread), or grasses infected with ergot fungus or by chronic excessive use of an ergot drug

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.