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Meaning of toxic oil syndrome | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

An unusual disease that broke out in Spain in 1981, resembling a lung infection but unaffected by antibiotics, caused by the consumption of imported rapeseed oil, intended for industrial use, that had been sold as olive oil.

uncountable

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

toxic positivity toxic shock syndrome toxic syndrome toxic waste Toxical Toxically

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