criticism vs ergotism

criticism

noun
  • The act of criticising; a critical judgment passed or expressed 

  • A critical observation or detailed examination and review. 

ergotism

noun
  • The usage of ergot infested grain to poison animals. 

  • The effect of long-term ergot poisoning, traditionally due to the ingestion of the alkaloids produced by the fungus Claviceps purpurea which infects rye and other cereals, and more recently by the action of a number of ergoline-based drugs, consisting of convulsive and gangrenous symptoms. 

  • The plant disease caused by ergot. 

  • A logical deduction. 

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