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prednisolone

/pɹɛdˈnɪs.əˌloʊn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.13 in modern English

Syllables
pred-nisolone
IPA
/pɹɛdˈnɪs.əˌloʊn/
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A synthetic glucocorticoid C₂₁H₂₈O₅ that is a dehydrogenated analog of cortisol and is used especially as an anti-inflammatory drug.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From prednis(-ol)one.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pɹɛdˈnɪs.əˌloʊn/
  • British English: /pɹɛdˈnɪs.ə.ləʊn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

prednisolones (plural)

Derived Forms

cloprednol difluprednate fluprednidene fluprednisolone loteprednol methylprednisolone prednicarbate prednimustine prednylidene

Phrases

-metasone -methasone -olone pred- -pred-

Synonyms

pediapred prelone

Questions

How do you pronounce prednisolone?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹɛdˈnɪs.əˌloʊn/.
What does prednisolone mean?
A synthetic glucocorticoid C₂₁H₂₈O₅ that is a dehydrogenated analog of cortisol and is used especially as an anti-inflammatory drug.
Where does prednisolone come from?
From prednis(-ol)one.

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