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식중독
식중독
食中毒
[ sikjungdok ]
「명사」 Noun
• food poisoning
A disease caught by eating a toxic material in food.
illness & medicine
negative
Type:
Sino-Korean
Level:
Elementary
The hanja from which the word comes
食 (식)
–
meal, food, rice, to eat
中 (중)
–
center, middle, inside
毒 (독)
–
poison, toxin, to harm, to be venomous or cruel
Related words
중독
–
being poisoned; addiction
Neighboring words in the dictionary
식물
식물원
식물학
식민지
식사
식욕
식용유
식은땀
식중독
식초
식칼
식탁
식탁보
식품
식히다
신
신경
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