toxic oil syndrome

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Definition of toxic oil syndrome in English English dictionary

An unusual disease that broke out in Spain in 1981, resembling a lung infection but unaffected by antibiotics, caused by the consumption of imported rapeseed oil, intended for industrial use, that had been sold as olive oil

Hyphenation

tox·ic oil syn·drome

Turkish pronunciation

täksîk oyl sîndrōm

Pronunciation

/ˈtäksək ˈoil ˈsənˌdrōm/ /ˈtɑːksɪk ˈɔɪl ˈsɪnˌdroʊm/