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methylprednisolone

/ˌmɛθ.əl.pɹɛdˈnɪs.əˌloʊn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.84 in modern English

Syllables
methyl-pred-nisolone
IPA
/ˌmɛθ.əl.pɹɛdˈnɪs.əˌloʊn/
29
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
3
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A synthetic glucocorticoid, C₂₂H₃₀O₅, used chiefly in the treatment of inflammatory and autoimmune disorders.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *médʰu Proto-Hellenic *métʰu Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu) Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Methylbor. English methyl English methyl- English prednisolone English methylprednisolone From methyl- + prednisolone.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌmɛθ.əl.pɹɛdˈnɪs.əˌloʊn/
  • British English: /ˌmiː.θʌɪl.pɹɛdˈnɪs.ə.ləʊn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

methylprednisolones (plural)

Phrases

methylprednisolone aceponate methylprednisolone suleptanate

Questions

How do you pronounce methylprednisolone?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmɛθ.əl.pɹɛdˈnɪs.əˌloʊn/.
What does methylprednisolone mean?
A synthetic glucocorticoid, C₂₂H₃₀O₅, used chiefly in the treatment of inflammatory and autoimmune disorders.
Where does methylprednisolone come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *médʰu Proto-Hellenic *métʰu Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu) Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Methylbor. English methyl English methyl- English prednisolone English methylprednisolone From methyl- + prednisolone.

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