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onapristone

/ˌoʊ.nəˈpɹɪˌstoʊn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
on-apri-s-tone
IPA
/ˌoʊ.nəˈpɹɪˌstoʊn/
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A synthetic antiprogestogen used to combat prostate cancer.

Uncountable

Etymology

From ona- (of unknown origin) + (mife)pristone.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌoʊ.nəˈpɹɪˌstoʊn/

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce onapristone?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌoʊ.nəˈpɹɪˌstoʊn/.
What does onapristone mean?
A synthetic antiprogestogen used to combat prostate cancer.
Where does onapristone come from?
From ona- (of unknown origin) + (mife)pristone.

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