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pethidine

/ˈpɛθ.ɪ.diːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.76 in modern English

Syllables
pethi-dine
IPA
/ˈpɛθ.ɪ.diːn/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A synthetic compound used as a painkilling drug, especially for women in labor.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Indo-Aryanbor. Ancient Greek πέπερῐ (péperĭ)bor. Latin piper English -idine English piperidine Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *áitʰō Ancient Greek αἴθω (aíthō) ▲ Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.? Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr)der. Latin aethērbor. German Äther German Ether Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Ethylbor. English ethyl blend English pethidine Blend of p(iper)idine + eth(yl).

Usage

Inflected Forms

pethidines (plural)

Derived Forms

hydroxypethidine norpethidine

Phrases

-ethidine

Synonyms

isonipecaine lidol meperidine operidine pethanol piridosal

Questions

How do you pronounce pethidine?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɛθ.ɪ.diːn/.
What does pethidine mean?
A synthetic compound used as a painkilling drug, especially for women in labor.
Where does pethidine come from?
Etymology tree Indo-Aryanbor. Ancient Greek πέπερῐ (péperĭ)bor. Latin piper English -idine English piperidine Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *áitʰō Ancient Greek αἴθω (aíthō) ▲ Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.? Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr)der. Latin aethērbor. German Äther German Ether Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Ethylbor. English ethyl blend English pethidine Blend of p(iper)idine + eth(yl).

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