dipsomania : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: dipsomania	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for dipsomania
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dipsomania n an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess Synonym(s): dipsomania, alcoholism, potomania
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dipsomania \Dip`soma"nia\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] thirst + [?] mania.] (Med.) A morbid an uncontrollable craving (often periodic) for drink, esp. for alcoholic liquors; also improperly used to denote acute and chronic alcoholism.