mordisheen

noun

mor·​di·​sheen

ˌmȯ(r)dəˈshēn

plural -s

India

: asiatic cholera

Word History

Etymology

Portuguese mordexim, from Marathi moḍśī, from moḍṇẽ to break, fail, lose health

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Rhymes for mordisheen

• acrolein
• adenine
• alkylene
• aniline
• anthracene
• aquiline
• asphaltene
• atlantean
• atrazine
• butadiene
• butylene
• caesarean