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chronophagy

chronophagy noun: the act or habit of someone or something being time-consuming.

Noun

chronophagy (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The act or habit of someone or something being time-consuming.

Origin of chronophagy

From chrono- + -phagy.

Questions about chronophagy

What does chronophagy mean?
Chronophagy means the act or habit of someone or something being time-consuming.
What part of speech is chronophagy?
Chronophagy is a noun.

Words near chronophagy in the dictionary

  1. chronopathogenesis
  2. chronopathy
  3. chronophage
  4. chronophages
  5. chronophagous
  6. chronophagy
  7. chronopharmacodynamic
  8. chronopharmacodynamics
  9. chronopharmacokinetic
  10. chronopharmacokinetics
  11. chronopharmacological

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