Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ranitidine

/ɹəˈnɪt.ɪˌdin/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables: ran-i-ti-dine
IPA: /ɹəˈnɪt.ɪˌdin/

11

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A furan (trademark Zantac) which blocks the histamine H₂-receptors, to prevent the secretion of gastric acid.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The huge sales of one drug in particular, ranitidine (sold under the trade name Zantac®), helped to lift the British pharmaceutical company Glaxo into the world league."

Etymology

Etymology tree English (fu)ran(yl) Egyptian nṯr Proto-Afroasiatic *-i? Egyptian -j Egyptian nṯrjder. Semiticbor. Ancient Greek νῐ́τρον (nĭ́tron) English ni(tro)- English -tidine English ranitidine From (fu)ran(yl) + ni(tro)- + -tidine.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɹəˈnɪt.ɪˌdin/
British English: /ɹaˈnɪt.ɪ.diːn/

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

zantac

Questions

How do you pronounce ranitidine?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹəˈnɪt.ɪˌdin/.
What does ranitidine mean?: A furan (trademark Zantac) which blocks the histamine H₂-receptors, to prevent the secretion of gastric acid.
Where does ranitidine come from?: Etymology tree English (fu)ran(yl) Egyptian nṯr Proto-Afroasiatic *-i? Egyptian -j Egyptian nṯrjder. Semiticbor. Ancient Greek νῐ́τρον (nĭ́tron) English ni(tro)- English -tidine English ranitidine From (fu)ran(yl) + ni(tro)- + -tidine.

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