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an irresistible, typically periodic craving for alcoholic drink.
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Dipsomania
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| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S. |
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dipsomania
1843, "morbid craving for alcohol," coined from Gk. dipsa "thirst" + mania (q.v.).
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dipsomania dip·so·ma·ni·a (dĭp'sə-mā'nē-ə, -mān'yə)
n.
An insatiable craving for alcoholic beverages.
dip'so·ma'ni·ac (-āk') adj. & n.
dip'so·ma·ni'a·cal (-mə-nī'ə-kəl) adj.
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