English Explanatory Dictionary

X-disease

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Any of various diseases of plants or animals whose origin was at first a mystery, especially:
  2. Hyperkeratosis in cattle.
  3. A disease of stone fruits caused by a form of mycoplasma.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛks.dɪ.ziz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-AlexLesniewski-X-disease.wav

Word forms

X-disease

Etymology

From the convention of using "X" as a variable to stand for something unknown.

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