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phenformin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
phen-formin
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An antidiabetic drug of the biguanide class.

Uncountable

Etymology

From phen- + form- + -in.

Usage

Phrases

-formin

Questions

What does phenformin mean?
An antidiabetic drug of the biguanide class.
Where does phenformin come from?
From phen- + form- + -in.

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