Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fluconazole

/fluˈkɑn.əˌzoʊl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.93 in modern English

Syllables: flu-cona-zole
IPA: /fluˈkɑn.əˌzoʊl/

25

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An antifungal agent C₁₃H₁₂F₂N₆O used orally to treat cryptococcal meningitis and local or systemic candida infections.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti? Latin fluō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin fluor Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English flu(oro)- English -conazole English fluconazole From flu(oro)- + -conazole (“miconazole derivative”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /fluˈkɑn.əˌzoʊl/
British English: /flʊˈkɒn.ə.zəʊl/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

fluconazoles (plural)

Derived Forms

fosfluconazole

Questions

How do you pronounce fluconazole?: The recorded pronunciation is /fluˈkɑn.əˌzoʊl/.
What does fluconazole mean?: An antifungal agent C₁₃H₁₂F₂N₆O used orally to treat cryptococcal meningitis and local or systemic candida infections.
Where does fluconazole come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti? Latin fluō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin fluor Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English flu(oro)- English -conazole English fluconazole From flu(oro)- + -conazole (“miconazole derivative”).

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