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- noun The aggregate of symptoms in poisoning by tyrotoxin or tyrotoxicon; cheese-poisoning.
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- noun
Poisoning bycheese or otherdairy products .
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jeeki commented on the word tyrotoxism
tyrotoxism - to be poisoned by cheese.
"Tyrotoxism
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Tyrotoxism is the poisoning of one with cheese or any other milk product. The word stems from G. Tyros (cheese) and toxikon (poison)." ~http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrotoxism'> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrotoxism
July 2, 2008
Prolagus commented on the word tyrotoxism
Who is poor G. Tyros?
July 2, 2008
bilby commented on the word tyrotoxism
He's Mrs Tyros' little boy.
July 2, 2008
asativum commented on the word tyrotoxism
Not so little any more, I'm afraid. Too much cheese.
July 3, 2008