Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cyclophosphamide

/ˌsaɪ.kloʊˈfɑs.fəˌmaɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.08 in modern English

Syllables
cy-clophos-phamide
IPA
/ˌsaɪ.kloʊˈfɑs.fəˌmaɪd/
36
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An immunosuppressive, antineoplastic drug used in the treatment of Hodgkin's disease and certain other forms of cancer.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Proto-Hellenic *kʷókʷlos Proto-Hellenic *kúklos Ancient Greek κῠ́κλος (kŭ́klos)der. Late Latin cyclusbor. Middle English cicle English cycle ▲ Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek κυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)bor. Classical Latin cyclicuslbor. Middle French cyclique French cycliquebor. ▲ Classical Latin cyclicusbor. English cyclic English cyclo- English phosphamide English cyclophosphamide From cyclo- + phosphamide.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌsaɪ.kloʊˈfɑs.fəˌmaɪd/
  • British English: /ˌsʌɪ.kləʊˈfɒs.fə.mʌɪd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Derived Forms

hydroxycyclophosphamide

Phrases

Questions

How do you pronounce cyclophosphamide?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsaɪ.kloʊˈfɑs.fəˌmaɪd/.
What does cyclophosphamide mean?
An immunosuppressive, antineoplastic drug used in the treatment of Hodgkin's disease and certain other forms of cancer.
Where does cyclophosphamide come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Proto-Hellenic *kʷókʷlos Proto-Hellenic *kúklos Ancient Greek κῠ́κλος (kŭ́klos)der. Late Latin cyclusbor. Middle English cicle English cycle ▲ Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek κυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)bor. Classical Latin cyclicuslbor. Middle French cyclique French cycliquebor. ▲ Classical Latin cyclicusbor. English cyclic English cyclo- English phosphamide English cyclophosphamide From cyclo- + phosphamide.

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