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empagliflozin

/ˌɛm.pəɡ.ləˈfloʊ.zɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.19 in modern English

Syllables
em-pagliflozin
IPA
/ˌɛm.pəɡ.ləˈfloʊ.zɪn/
30
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An orally available competitive inhibitor of sodium–glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2; SLC5A2) with antihyperglycemic activity.

Uncountable

Etymology

From empa- (of unknown origin) + -gliflozin (“sodium–glucose cotransporter inhibitor”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌɛm.pəɡ.ləˈfloʊ.zɪn/

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce empagliflozin?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɛm.pəɡ.ləˈfloʊ.zɪn/.
What does empagliflozin mean?
An orally available competitive inhibitor of sodium–glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2; SLC5A2) with antihyperglycemic activity.
Where does empagliflozin come from?
From empa- (of unknown origin) + -gliflozin (“sodium–glucose cotransporter inhibitor”).

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