Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

meldonium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables: mel-do-nium
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A drug used to treat ischemia, sometimes illicitly used by athletes to enhance performance.

Uncountable

Etymology

From [Term?] + -onium (“quaternary ammonium compound”).

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

mildronate

Rhymes With

telluronium tetrylammonium -curonium

Questions

What does meldonium mean?: A drug used to treat ischemia, sometimes illicitly used by athletes to enhance performance.
Where does meldonium come from?: From [Term?] + -onium (“quaternary ammonium compound”).

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