Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

neuroactive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.22 in modern English

Syllables: neu-roac-tive
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That acts on the central nervous system.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- Old French actifbor. Middle English actyf English active English neuroactive From neuro- + active.

Inflected Forms

more neuroactive (comparative) most neuroactive (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonneuroactive

Phrases

neuroactive steroid

Questions

What does neuroactive mean?: That acts on the central nervous system.
Where does neuroactive come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- Old French actifbor. Middle English actyf English active English neuroactive From neuro- + active.

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