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English noun: white plague

1. white plague (state) involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body


Synonymsconsumption, phthisis, pulmonary tuberculosis, wasting disease


Broader (hypernym)T.B., TB, tuberculosis

2. white plague (state) an addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug)


Synonymsdrug addiction


Broader (hypernym)addiction, dependance, dependence, dependency, habituation


Narrower (hyponym)alcohol addiction, alcoholism, caffein addiction, cocaine addiction, drunkenness, heroin addiction, inebriation, nicotine addiction


Domain categorynarcotic









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