Associations to the word «Blackwater»

Wiktionary

BLACKWATER, noun. Waste water likely to contain significant quantities of fecal matter.
BLACKWATER, noun. Water containing loam, tannins, etc., giving it a very dark appearance.
BLACKWATER FEVER, noun. (pathology) A complication of malaria in which red blood cells burst in the bloodstream, consequently coloring the urine dark red or black.
BLACKWATER FEVERS, noun. Plural of blackwater fever
BLACKWATER STATE, proper noun. (informal) Nebraska

Dictionary definition

BLACKWATER, noun. Any of several human or animal diseases characterized by dark urine resulting from rapid breakdown of red blood cells.

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