antecibal
Preceding a meal.
ante cibos (plural of ante cibum)
Before meals and is usually abbreviated as a.c. in prescriptions, etc.
ante cibum (s), ante cibos (pl)
Before a meal; usually, abbreviated a.c. in medical prescriptions, etc.
cibarian
Of or pertaining to food.
cibarious
A reference to food, edible.
cibation
The act of taking food.
cibomania
An excessive desire to eat all kinds of food.
Modern food is a "natural substance" most of whose ingredients are artificial flavors, colors, and preservatives.
—Anonymous
cibophobia
An irrational fear of eating, or loathing for, food; sometimes with a particular food or class of foods. In some religions (Hindus are vegetarian while Muslims and Jews are forbidden to eat pork), if a person eats a forbidden food by mistake, or is forced to do so, he/she may vomit or feel nauseous for days.
The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don't want, drink what you don't like, and do what you'd rather not.
—Mark Twain
cibosity
A store of food.
postcibal
Occurring after a meal.
precibal
Occurring before a meal.
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