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woolsorters' disease

wool·sort·ers' disease
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [woo l-sawr-terz]
    • /ˈwʊlˌsɔr tərz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [woo l-sawr-terz]
    • /ˈwʊlˌsɔr tərz/

Definitions of woolsorters' disease words

  • noun woolsorters' disease pulmonary anthrax in humans, caused by inhaling the spores of Bacillus anthracis, which may contaminate wool fleece. 1
  • noun woolsorters' disease pulmonary anthrax, an occupational disease of workers in unprocessed wool, contracted by inhaling the spores of the anthrax bacillus 0
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Origin of woolsorters' disease

First appearance:

before 1875
One of the 25% newest English words
1875-80; wool + sorter + 's1

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Parts of speech for Woolsorters' disease

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woolsorters' disease popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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