macrobiotic

[mak-roh-bahy-ot-ik] Origin

mac·ro·bi·ot·ic

[mak-roh-bahy-ot-ik]
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to macrobiotics or its dietary practices.
2.
of, pertaining to, or serving macrobiotic food: a macrobiotic restaurant.
4.
lengthening the life span.
noun
5.
a person who adheres to the principles of macrobiotics or who follows its dietary practices.

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Macrobiotic has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
given to using long words.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.

Origin:
1790–1800; macro- + biotic

mac·ro·bi·ot·i·cal·ly, adverb
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macrobiotic (ˌmækrəʊbaɪˈɒtɪk)
 
adj
1.  of or relating to macrobiotics
2.  of a diet comprising only food conforming to the principles of macrobiotics

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macrobiotic
"inclined to prolong life," 1797, from Gk. makrobiotikos "long-lived," from makros "long" (see macro-) + bios "life" (see bio-). The specific reference to a Zen Buddhist dietary system dates from 1936.
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