Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inotropic

/ˌiː.nəˈtɹoʊ.pɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.54 in modern English

Syllables: in-otrop-ic
IPA: /ˌiː.nəˈtɹoʊ.pɪk/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Increasing or decreasing the force of muscular contractions.

noun

An inotropic heart drug.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἴς (ís, “sinew, tendon; strength, force”) + -tropic (“affecting, changing”), from Ancient Greek τρόπος (trópos, “turn, direction, way”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”, adjectival suffix).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌiː.nəˈtɹoʊ.pɪk/
British English: /ˌɪn.əˈtɹəʊ.pɪk/

Inflected Forms

inotropics (plural)

Derived Forms

noninotropic

Frequently Paired Words

inotrope inotropicity inotropism inotropy

Rhymes With

topic microscopic philanthropic tropic telescopic spectroscopic macroscopic ectopic endoscopic myopic psychotropic atopic

Questions

How do you pronounce inotropic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌiː.nəˈtɹoʊ.pɪk/.
What does inotropic mean?: Increasing or decreasing the force of muscular contractions.
Where does inotropic come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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