Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

noribogaine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nori-bo-gaine
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The principal metabolite of ibogaine; psychoactive, and thought to be involved in the antiaddictive effects of ibogaine.

Example Sentences

"Recent work from Professor Paul Glue’s team in New Zealand used noribogaine, the active metabolite of ibogaine. They showed that the impact on the heart is dose related, so using lower doses with careful cardiac monitoring seems a sensible way forward."

Etymology

From nor- (“having had a radical removed”) + ibogaine.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: nor-
Suffix: ibogaine

Inflected Forms

noribogaines (plural)

Questions

What does noribogaine mean?: The principal metabolite of ibogaine; psychoactive, and thought to be involved in the antiaddictive effects of ibogaine.
Where does noribogaine come from?: From nor- (“having had a radical removed”) + ibogaine.

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