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linezolid

/lɪˈnɛz.ə.lɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.55 in modern English

Syllables
line-zol-id
IPA
/lɪˈnɛz.ə.lɪd/
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A synthetic antibiotic of the oxazolidinone class.

Uncountable

Etymology

From (morpho)line + (oxa)zolid(one).

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce linezolid?
The recorded pronunciation is /lɪˈnɛz.ə.lɪd/.
What does linezolid mean?
A synthetic antibiotic of the oxazolidinone class.
Where does linezolid come from?
From (morpho)line + (oxa)zolid(one).

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