Pneumoconiosis

Acceptable For Game Play - US & UK word lists

This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A disease of the lungs, such as asbestosis or silicosis, caused by long-continued inhalation of especially mineral or metallic dust.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A disease of the lungs caused by inhalation of particulate matter.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Same as pneumonoconiosis. Also pneumokoniosis.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. chronic respiratory disease caused by inhaling metallic or mineral particles
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    respiratory disorder    respiratory disease    respiratory illness   
    Hyponym
    coal miner's lung    anthracosis    silicosis    siderosis    black lung   
     
    Disclaimer: This site has been created by RJ Softwares and is part of the Lexulous & Wordscraper games.