Postprandial
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌpəʊs(t)ˈpɹan.dɪ.əl/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Postprandial is an adjective meaning After a meal, especially after dinner.
Meaning
After a meal, especially after dinner.
Example Sentences
postprandial somnolence
The Arch-Vicar is picking his teeth. There is a comfortable, postprandial silence.
As a post-prandial speaker, however, Thackeray was undeniably the reverse of felicitous.
But the most egregious transgression, at least in her opinion, is his postprandial habit of chomping and crunching on nuts.
Word Forms
- post-prandial
Synonyms for postprandial
Depending on context, synonyms include postcibal.
Antonyms for postprandial
Common opposites include preprandial.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include glycemia, lipemia, lipaemia, glycaemia, post-prandial, anteprandial.
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