dipsomania Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess
    alcoholism; potomania.

WordNet

Dip`so*ma"ni*a noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. thirst + mania.
Definitions
  1. (Med.) A morbid an uncontrollable craving (often periodic) for drink, esp. for alcoholic liquors; also improperly used to denote acute and chronic alcoholism.

Webster 1913