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Noun: dipsomania  ,dip-su'mey-nee-u
  1. An intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess
    "His dipsomania caused severe problems in his personal and professional life";
    - alcoholism, potomania

Derived forms: dipsomanias

Type of: cacoethes, mania, passion

Encyclopedia: Dipsomania