DICTIONARY ENTRY
3 SYLLABLES
ergotism
/'ɜrgə,tɪzəm/ · ɜrgətɪzəm
Ergotism has 3 syllables: er · got · ism.
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noun. Poisoning by ingestion of ergot-infected grain products; characterized by thirst and diarrhea and nausea and cramping and vomiting and abnormal cardiac rhythms; in severe cases it can cause seizures and gangrene of the limbs.
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