byssinose
French, noun\bi.si.noz\
byssinose is spelled B-Y-S-S-I-N-O-S-E (9 letters). Byssinose is a French feminine noun meaning “byssinosis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Pneumoconiose causée par l’exposition à la poussière de coton, ou d’autres fibres textiles (lin, chanvre…”.
What does byssinose mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebyssinosis
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Pneumoconiose causée par l’exposition à la poussière de coton, ou d’autres fibres textiles (lin, chanvre, etc.) dans des environnements de travail mal ventilés.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of byssinose
- byssinoses plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce byssinose?
- \bi.si.noz\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.