ergotism

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: er=got=ism

CIDE DICTIONARY

ergotism, n. [F. ergotisme, fr. L. ergo.].

 A logical deduction.  Sir T. Browne.  [1913 Webster]

ergotism, n. [From Ergot, n.; cf. F. ergotisme.].

 A diseased condition produced by eating rye affected with the ergot fungus.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

ergotism, n. poisoning produced by eating food affected by ergot.

ROGET THESAURUS

ergotism

Judgment

N judgment, result, conclusion, upshot, deduction, inference, ergotism, illation, corollary, porism, moral, estimation, valuation, appreciation, judication, dijudication, adjudication, arbitrament, arbitrement, arbitration, assessment, ponderation, valorization, award, estimate, review, criticism, critique, notice, report, decision, determination, judgment, finding, verdict, sentence, decree, findings of fact, findings of law, res judicata, plebiscite, voice, casting vote, vote, opinion, good judgment, judge, umpire, arbiter, arbitrator, asessor, referee, censor, reviewer, critic, connoisseur, commentator, inspector, inspecting officer, twenty-twenty hindsight, armchair general, monday morning quarterback, judging, judicious, determinate, conclusive, on the whole, all things considered, a Daniel come to judgment, and stand a critic, hated yet caress'd, it is much easier to be critical than to be correc, la critique est aisee et l'art est difficile, nothing if not critical, O most lame and impotent conclusion.