resorcinism

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noun

resorcinol poisoning

OriginEnglish resorcin ← French orcine ← New Latin orcina →
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Meanings

nounresorcinism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableresorcinol poisoning

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekῥητῑ́νη (rhētī́nē)
  2. Latinrēsīna
  3. Old Frenchrésine
  4. Middle Englishresyn
  5. Englishresin
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ṓws
  8. Proto-Italic*ausis
  9. Latinauris
  10. Latinauricula
  11. Latinōricula
  12. Italianoricello
  13. Arabic[script needed] ('urjālla)influ.
  14. Old Catalanorxella
  15. Old Frenchorchel
  16. Frenchorseille
  17. Dutchorseille
  18. New Latinorcina
  19. Frenchorcine
  20. Englishorcin
  21. Englishresorcin
  22. Englishresorcinism

From resorcin + -ism.

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APA

resorcinism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resorcinism

MLA

“resorcinism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resorcinism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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