Crossword-Solution: ERGOT
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Ergot | n. | A diseased condition of rye and other cereals, in which the grains become black, and often spur-shaped. It is caused by a parasitic fungus, Claviceps purpurea. |
| Ergot | n. | The mycelium or spawn of this fungus infecting grains of rye and wheat. It is a powerful remedial agent, and also a dangerous poison, and is used as a means of hastening childbirth, and to arrest bleeding. |
| Ergot | n. | A stub, like soft horn, about the size of a chestnut, situated behind and below the pastern joint. |
| Ergot | n. | See 2d Calcar, 3 (b). |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| ERGOT | anagram | ETROG, GROTE, ORGET, REGOT, ROGET, TREGO |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
ERTEA
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greedy person
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Sentences with ERGOT (5)
There is a case mentioned in which an accident and an inopportune dose of ergot at the fifth month of pregnancy were followed by rupture of the amniotic sac, and subsequently a constant flow of watery fluid continued for the remaining three months of pregnancy.
Wood also mentions a species of ergotism characterized by epileptic paroxysms, which he calls "spasmodic ergotism." Prentiss mentions a brunette of forty-two, under the influence of ergot, who exhibited a peculiar depression of spirits with hysteric phenomena, although deriving much benefit from the administration of the drug from the hemorrhage caused by uterine fibroids.
After taking ergot for three days she felt like crying all the time, became irritable, and stayed in bed, being all day in tears.
After a course of careful treatment, in which diet, sponging, application of ice-bags, and ergot were features, this unfortunate man recovered.
Tenderness and hyperesthesia over the spinous processes of the 4th, 5th, and 6th cervical vertebrae led to the application of the thermocautery, which, in conjunction with the administration of ergot and bromide, was attended with marked benefit, though not by complete cure.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: Boston Globe, Chronicle, Crossroads, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, NYT, S&S, Universal, USA TODAY, WP.
Used 200 times in crossword archives (1942–2022).