lestobiosis

[les-toh-bahy-oh-sis]

les·to·bi·o·sis

[les-toh-bahy-oh-sis]
noun, plural les·to·bi·o·ses [-seez] .
cleptobiosis characterized by furtive thievery.

Origin:
< Neo-Latin < Greek lēist(ḗs) robber + -o- -o- + -biosis -biosis

les·to·bi·ot·ic [les-toh-bahy-ot-ik] , adjective
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Lestobiosis has a plethora of syllables.
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a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
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