multiple chemical sensitivity
noun
: a variable group of symptoms (such as tachycardia, sweating, fatigue, nausea, trembling, and difficulty concentrating) that typically occur in susceptible individuals upon exposure to low concentrations of usually harmless chemicals
called also multiple chemical sensitivity syndrome
compare sick building syndromeExamples of multiple chemical sensitivity in a Sentence
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Kilis experienced memory loss, temperature dysregulation and multiple chemical sensitivity, the lawsuit said.
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Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2025
There's a Harvard study linking the introduction of new uniforms to Alaska Airlines with a doubling of various health ailments, including multiple chemical sensitivity and breathing problems and stuff.
—Michael Calore, WIRED, 29 June 2023
Cummings and her young son both suffered from multiple chemical sensitivity and became increasingly sick.
—Samantha Hendrickson, Journal Sentinel, 16 June 2022
One of the subjects suffers from Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, an autoimmune disease, and has been diagnosed with multiple chemical sensitivity.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2022
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Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2025
There's a Harvard study linking the introduction of new uniforms to Alaska Airlines with a doubling of various health ailments, including multiple chemical sensitivity and breathing problems and stuff.
—Michael Calore, WIRED, 29 June 2023
Cummings and her young son both suffered from multiple chemical sensitivity and became increasingly sick.
—Samantha Hendrickson, Journal Sentinel, 16 June 2022
One of the subjects suffers from Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, an autoimmune disease, and has been diagnosed with multiple chemical sensitivity.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2022
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“Multiple chemical sensitivity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multiple%20chemical%20sensitivity. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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