Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

immunotherapeutic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.33 in modern English

Syllables
im-munother-a-peu-tic
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pharmaceutical that treats a disease via action on the immune system

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey- Proto-Indo-European *moy-nósder. Proto-Italic *moinos Latin mūnus Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der.? Proto-Italic *-is Latin -is Latin in- -is Latin immūnisder. Middle French immunbor. Middle English English immune Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English immuno- English therapeutic English immunotherapeutic From immuno- + therapeutic.

Inflected Forms

more immunotherapeutic (comparative) most immunotherapeutic (superlative) immunotherapeutics (plural)

Derived Forms

Questions

What does immunotherapeutic mean?
Of a pharmaceutical, acting on the immune system to treat disease; used in immunotherapy.
Where does immunotherapeutic come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey- Proto-Indo-European *moy-nósder. Proto-Italic *moinos Latin mūnus Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der.? Proto-Italic *-is Latin -is Latin in- -is Latin immūnisder. Middle French immunbor. Middle English English immune Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English immuno- English therapeutic English immunotherapeutic From immuno- + therapeutic.

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