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miltefosine

/mɪlˈtɛf.əˌsin/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mil-te-fo-s-ine
IPA
/mɪlˈtɛf.əˌsin/
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An antiprotozoal drug, 2-(hexadecoxy-oxido-phosphoryl)oxyethyl-trimethyl-azanium, used in oral treatment of leishmaniasis.

Etymology

From [Term?] + -fosine (“cytostatic”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /mɪlˈtɛf.əˌsin/
  • British English: /mɪlˈtɛf.ə.ziːn/

Inflected Forms

miltefosines (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce miltefosine?
The recorded pronunciation is /mɪlˈtɛf.əˌsin/.
What does miltefosine mean?
An antiprotozoal drug, 2-(hexadecoxy-oxido-phosphoryl)oxyethyl-trimethyl-azanium, used in oral treatment of leishmaniasis.
Where does miltefosine come from?
From [Term?] + -fosine (“cytostatic”).

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