food poisoningnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈfuːd ˌpɔɪ.zən.ɪŋ/us/ˈfuːd ˌpɔɪ.zən.ɪŋ/an illness usually caused by eating food that contains harmful bacteria
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Poisoning and allergy
- allergy
- delirium tremens
- hypersensitivity
- hypoallergenic
- intolerance
- lactose intolerance
- lead poisoning
- listeriosis
- poison
- poisoner
- poisonous
- ricin
- salmonella
- strychnine
- the DTs
- toxic
- toxicity
- toxicology
- toxin
- trigger food
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Examples from literature
- Some of the worst types of food poisoning are caused by Escherichia coli (commonly called E. coli) and Salmonella.
- That’s why an outbreak of food poisoning can spread so fast.