Definition of Minamata disease in English:

Minamata disease

noun ˌmɪnəˈmɑːtəˌmēnəˈmätə diˌzēz

mass noun

Chronic poisoning by alkyl mercury compounds from industrial waste, characterized by (usually permanent) impairment of brain functions such as speech, sight, and muscular coordination.
Example sentencesExamples
- Toxicity via the food chain has been observed with organic mercury, as in Minamata disease.
- Thus in many ways Japan has become the canary in the coal mine for the developed world, as witness Minamata disease.
- The author compares the first two of the three responses to the Minamata disease.
- In chapter 9, fetal Minamata disease is examined, and the effects of intrauterine methyl mercury are described.

Origin

1950s: named after Minamata, a town in Japan.

Definition of Minamata disease in US English:

Minamata disease

nounˌmēnəˈmätə diˌzēz

Chronic poisoning by alkyl mercury compounds from industrial waste, characterized by (usually permanent) impairment of brain functions such as speech, sight, and muscular coordination.
Example sentencesExamples
- Toxicity via the food chain has been observed with organic mercury, as in Minamata disease.
- In chapter 9, fetal Minamata disease is examined, and the effects of intrauterine methyl mercury are described.
- The author compares the first two of the three responses to the Minamata disease.
- Thus in many ways Japan has become the canary in the coal mine for the developed world, as witness Minamata disease.

Origin

1950s: named after Minamata, a town in Japan.

单词	Minamata disease
释义	Definition of Minamata disease in English: Minamata disease noun ˌmɪnəˈmɑːtəˌmēnəˈmätə diˌzēz mass noun Chronic poisoning by alkyl mercury compounds from industrial waste, characterized by (usually permanent) impairment of brain functions such as speech, sight, and muscular coordination. Example sentencesExamples Toxicity via the food chain has been observed with organic mercury, as in Minamata disease. Thus in many ways Japan has become the canary in the coal mine for the developed world, as witness Minamata disease. The author compares the first two of the three responses to the Minamata disease. In chapter 9, fetal Minamata disease is examined, and the effects of intrauterine methyl mercury are described. Origin 1950s: named after Minamata, a town in Japan. Definition of Minamata disease in US English: Minamata disease nounˌmēnəˈmätə diˌzēz Chronic poisoning by alkyl mercury compounds from industrial waste, characterized by (usually permanent) impairment of brain functions such as speech, sight, and muscular coordination. Example sentencesExamples Toxicity via the food chain has been observed with organic mercury, as in Minamata disease. In chapter 9, fetal Minamata disease is examined, and the effects of intrauterine methyl mercury are described. The author compares the first two of the three responses to the Minamata disease. Thus in many ways Japan has become the canary in the coal mine for the developed world, as witness Minamata disease. Origin 1950s: named after Minamata, a town in Japan.
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