antianginal
/æn.taɪ.æn.d͡ʒaɪ.nəl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Any drug used in the treatment of angina pectoris, a symptom of ischaemic heart disease.
adj
Used in the treatment of angina pectoris.
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 angina Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English antianginal From anti- + angina + -al.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /æn.taɪ.æn.d͡ʒaɪ.nəl/