Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quinalbarbitone

/kwɪnəlˈbɑːbɪtəʊn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
quinal-bar-bi-tone
IPA
/kwɪnəlˈbɑːbɪtəʊn/
28
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sedative-hypnotic compound, 5-allyl-5-(1-methylbutyl)-barbituric acid, used to sedate patients before an operation.

Uncountable

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Etymology

Etymology tree Latin quinque Latin ālium Latin allium Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English allyl English barbitone English quinalbarbitone From Latin quinque (“five”) + English allyl + barbitone.

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How do you pronounce quinalbarbitone?
The recorded pronunciation is /kwɪnəlˈbɑːbɪtəʊn/.
What does quinalbarbitone mean?
A sedative-hypnotic compound, 5-allyl-5-(1-methylbutyl)-barbituric acid, used to sedate patients before an operation.
Where does quinalbarbitone come from?
Etymology tree Latin quinque Latin ālium Latin allium Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English allyl English barbitone English quinalbarbitone From Latin quinque (“five”) + English allyl + barbitone.

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