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Answer for the clue "An intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess ", 9 letters:
potomania

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Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Potomania , also known as beer potomania and beer drinkers hyponatremia , is a specific hypo-osmolality syndrome related to massive consumption of beer , which is poor in solutes and electrolytes . With little food or other sources of electrolytes, consumption ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. An intense and persistent desire to drink excessive amounts of alcoholic beverages.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess [syn: dipsomania , alcoholism ]