Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lukast

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lukast
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several antagonists of the cysteinyl leukotriene receptor 1, used in the treatment of respiratory diseases such as asthma, which has a name ending in -lukast.

Example Sentences

"Leukotriene pathway inhibitors, such as zileuton or the lukasts (cysteinyl leukotriene receptor antagonists), block the development of both systemic symptoms and bronchial obstruction."

Etymology

Back-formation from -lukast (suffix), from -ast.

Inflected Forms

lukasts (plural)

Questions

What does lukast mean?: Any of several antagonists of the cysteinyl leukotriene receptor 1, used in the treatment of respiratory diseases such as asthma, which has a name ending in -lukast.
Where does lukast come from?: Back-formation from -lukast (suffix), from -ast.

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