painter's colic

noun

Synonym of lead poisoning, particularly as an occupational hazard of residential and industrial painting.

Similar
lead poisoningparticularly as an occupational hazard of residential and industrial paintinglead colic
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounpainter's colic (uncountable)
  1. archaicuncountableSynonym of lead poisoning, particularly as an occupational hazard of residential and industrial painting.

    Synonyms: lead poisoning, particularly as an occupational hazard of residential and industrial painting

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of lead poisoning, particularly as an occupational hazard of residential and industrial painting.

Similar
lead poisoningparticularly as an occupational hazard of residential and industrial painting

More synonyms by meaning

nounsymptom of chronic lead poisoning and associated with obstinate constipation

Similar
lead colic
Broader
colicintestinal colicgripes
Also see
lead colic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From the former ubiquity of paints employing red lead, white lead, etc.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

painter's colic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/painter's%20colic

MLA

“painter's colic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/painter's%20colic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “painter's colic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/painter's%20colic.

Source: painter's colic on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.