Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

secretolytic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: se-cre-tolyt-ic
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That breaks up secretions (especially phlegm)

noun

Any substance or agent of this kind.

Example Sentences

"Benserazide is commercially provided in an oral combination tablet with Levodopa for treatment for Parkinson’s disease, and has been approved and widely utilized in this combination for more than 40 years[40 ] Three other inducers which were not pursued in animal models included: Ambroxol, a drug with secretolytic and secretomotoric actions that restores respiratory physiological clearance mechanisms in bronchopulmonary diseases, which is used as an inhalant."

Etymology

From secretion + -lytic.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: secretion

Inflected Forms

more secretolytic (comparative) most secretolytic (superlative) secretolytics (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

mucolytic mucokinetic mucoregulator

Questions

What does secretolytic mean?: That breaks up secretions (especially phlegm)
Where does secretolytic come from?: From secretion + -lytic.

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