Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reserpine

/ɹɪˈsɝːˌpiːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.47 in modern English

Syllables: re-ser-pine
IPA: /ɹɪˈsɝːˌpiːn/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A compound of the alkaloid class obtained from Indian snakeroot (Rauvolfia serpentina) and other plants and used in the treatment of hypertension.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Translingual R(auvolfia) serp(entina) + English -ine.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɹɪˈsɝːˌpiːn/
British English: /ɹɪˈsɜː.piːn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

reserpines (plural)

Derived Forms

reserpinised

Phrases

-serpine

Synonyms

raudixin rau-sed sandril serpasil

Questions

How do you pronounce reserpine?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪˈsɝːˌpiːn/.
What does reserpine mean?: A compound of the alkaloid class obtained from Indian snakeroot (Rauvolfia serpentina) and other plants and used in the treatment of hypertension.
Where does reserpine come from?: From Translingual R(auvolfia) serp(entina) + English -ine.

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