Meaning of selenophobia | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An abnormal or irrational fear of the Moon.
   countable, uncountable
2. A fear of selenium due to its perceived status as a carcinogen and toxin.
   countable, uncountable

Examples

“[…]the chronic use⟳ of dietary selenium supplementation or chronic ingestion of drinking water containing selenium slightly above normal or safe levels can facilitate the development of diabetes type⟳ 2 and neurodegenerative diseases. These observations do not indicate⟳ that we have⟳ returned to the era of selenophobia (the fear of selenium observed in the 20th century), but we have⟳ to be much more critical about the intentional or unintentional chronic use⟳ of selenium.”

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