mycophenolate mofetil
/ˌmaɪ.koʊˌfɛn.əˌleɪt ˈmoʊ.fəˌtɪl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.94 in modern English
37
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
5
Syllables
13
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A prodrug of mycophenolic acid, classified as a reversible inhibitor of inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase. It is an immunosuppressant combined with drugs such as ciclosporin and corticosteroids to prevent organ rejection after hepatic, renal, and cardiac transplants.
Uncountable
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌmaɪ.koʊˌfɛn.əˌleɪt ˈmoʊ.fəˌtɪl/