sick building syndromenoun [ U ]
uk/ˌsɪk ˈbɪl.dɪŋ ˌsɪn.drəʊm/us/ˌsɪk ˈbɪl.dɪŋ ˌsɪn.droʊm/an illness that people who work in certain buildings can get, caused by poor air quality inside the building:
Air conditioning can contribute to sick building syndrome.
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Buildings in general
- -bedroomed
- building
- castellated
- construction
- convention centre
- edifice
- geodesic dome
- grand
- half-timbered
- heritage-listed building
- high-rise
- landmark
- multistorey
- newbuild
- Norman
- palatial
- Portakabin
- tower
- turret
- warren
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