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antimalarial

/ˌæn.ti.məˈlɛ.ɹi.əl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.12 in modern English

Syllables
an-ti-ma-lar-i-al
IPA
/ˌæn.ti.məˈlɛ.ɹi.əl/
14
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
6
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An agent that prevents or counteracts malaria.

adj

Preventing or counteracting malaria.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English malaria English -al English malarial English antimalarial From anti- + malarial.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌæn.ti.məˈlɛ.ɹi.əl/
  • British English: /ˌæn.ti.məˈlɛə.ɹi.əl/

Inflected Forms

antimalarials (plural) more antimalarial (comparative) most antimalarial (superlative)

Derived Forms

antimalarially

Synonyms

antimalarial drug

Rhymes With

aerial ariel secretarial areal malarial arial notarial filarial urticarial gharial prairial commentarial

Questions

How do you pronounce antimalarial?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌæn.ti.məˈlɛ.ɹi.əl/.
What does antimalarial mean?
An agent that prevents or counteracts malaria.
Where does antimalarial come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English malaria English -al English malarial English antimalarial From anti- + malarial.

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