What does selenophobia mean?
Selenophobia means An abnormal or irrational fear of the Moon..
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/səˌli.nəˈfoʊ.bi.ə/ · noun
An abnormal or irrational fear of the Moon..
[…]the chronic use of dietary selenium supplementation or chronic ingestion of drinking water containing selenium slightly above normal or safe levels can facilitate the development of diabetes type 2 and neurodegenerative diseases. These observations do not indicate that we have returned to the era of selenophobia (the fear of selenium observed in the 20th century), but we have to be much more critical about the intentional or unintentional chronic use of selenium.
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Selenophobia means An abnormal or irrational fear of the Moon..
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Possible antonyms include selenophilia.
[…]the chronic use of dietary selenium supplementation or chronic ingestion of drinking water containing selenium slightly above normal or safe levels can facilitate the development of diabetes type 2 and neurodegenerative diseases. These observations do not indicate that we have returned to the era of selenophobia (the fear of selenium observed in the 20th century), but we have to be much more critical about the intentional or unintentional chronic use of selenium.
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