plumbism

Plural: plumbisms

Noun

Lead poisoning, a condition caused by lead absorption.
toxic condition produced by the absorption of excessive lead into the system
A diseased condition, produced by the absorption of lead, common among workers in this metal or in its compounds, as among painters, typesetters, etc. Symptoms include lead colic, lead line, and wrist drop.

Examples

Too many challenges without success could lead to PLUMBISM, poisoning your score.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin plumbum (“lead”) + -ism.

Synonyms

lead poisoning, saturnism, Devon colic, lead colic

Scrabble Score: 16

plumbism: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
plumbism: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
plumbism: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 22

plumbism: valid Words With Friends Word