precibal
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Before a meal.
Example Sentences
- "In discussing these observations they suggested that the precibal increase in olfactory acuity may be a measure for the intensity of the sensation of satiety afforded by the ingested food."
- "Howe et al. (62) showed that a precibal injection of insulin reduced the postcibal fall in plasma volume at the same time relieving the symptoms."
- "This rapid fall in blood glucose to precibal levels, or a markedly lower level causes troublesome, even serious symptoms."
Etymology
From Latin cibus (“food”).