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What is the definition of Thirst?

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Anonymous

7y ago
Updated: 5/4/2021

A sensation of dryness in the throat associated with a craving for liquids, produced by deprivation of drink, or by some other cause (as fear, excitement, etc.) which arrests the secretion of the pharyngeal mucous membrane; hence, the condition producing this sensation., Fig.: A want and eager desire after anything; a craving or longing; -- usually with for, of, or after; as, the thirst for gold., To feel thirst; to experience a painful or uneasy sensation of the throat or fauces, as for want of drink., To have a vehement desire., To have a thirst for.

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Shyann Murazik

Lvl 10
4y ago

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