Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

furbucillin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fur-bu-cillin
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A penicillin antibiotic.

Uncountable

Etymology

From fur(an) + (iso)bu(tyl) + -cillin (“6-aminopenicillanic acid derivative”).

Usage

Questions

What does furbucillin mean?
A penicillin antibiotic.
Where does furbucillin come from?
From fur(an) + (iso)bu(tyl) + -cillin (“6-aminopenicillanic acid derivative”).

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