cyclosporine
/sɪklˈɔspɚˌin/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.10 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Their success in conquering rejection was sealed with the advent of cyclosporine in 1981; and Lower's transplant unit remained a world leader until his retirement eight years later."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *kúklos Ancient Greek κῠ́κλος (kŭ́klos)der. Late Latin cyclusbor. Middle English cicle English cycle Ancient Greek κυκλῐκός (kuklĭkós)bor. Classical Latin cyclicuslbor. Middle French cyclique French cycliquebor. ▲ Classical Latin cyclicusbor. English cyclic English cyclo- English spor- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English cyclosporine From cyclo- + spor- + -ine.