Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

insulinlike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-sulin-like
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling insulin or some aspect of it.

Example Sentences

"Both sell drugs that were approved in 2005 to treat extremely short children who are deficient in a hormone called insulinlike growth factor one, or IGF-1."

Etymology

From insulin + -like.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: insulin

Inflected Forms

more insulinlike (comparative) most insulinlike (superlative)

Questions

What does insulinlike mean?: Resembling insulin or some aspect of it.
Where does insulinlike come from?: From insulin + -like.

How to pronounce insulinlike

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “insulinlike”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “insulinlike”.
Repeat and practice — Say “insulinlike” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.