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physostigmine

/ˌfaɪ.səˈstɪɡˌmin/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English

Syllables
physostig-mine
IPA
/ˌfaɪ.səˈstɪɡˌmin/
24
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A parasympathomimetic, a reversible cholinesterase inhibitor alkaloid of the Calabar bean, used to treat certain medical conditions.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek φῦσᾰ (phûsă) Translingual stigma Translingual Physostigma Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English physostigmine From translingual Physostigma venenosum (“the Calabar bean”) + -ine.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌfaɪ.səˈstɪɡˌmin/
  • British English: /ˌfʌɪ.səʊˈstɪɡ.miːn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

physostigmines (plural)

Phrases

-stigmine

Questions

How do you pronounce physostigmine?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌfaɪ.səˈstɪɡˌmin/.
What does physostigmine mean?
A parasympathomimetic, a reversible cholinesterase inhibitor alkaloid of the Calabar bean, used to treat certain medical conditions.
Where does physostigmine come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek φῦσᾰ (phûsă) Translingual stigma Translingual Physostigma Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English physostigmine From translingual Physostigma venenosum (“the Calabar bean”) + -ine.

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