Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sympathecolytic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sym-pa-thecolyt-ic
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of sympatholytic.

Example Sentences

"Ungar, G., 1933. Question of active or passive nature of vasoconstriction of cerebral arteries by epinephrin in animals prepared by sympathecolytic substances. Compt. rend. Soc. de biol., 112, 1284–1286."
"Raymond-Hamet as quoted by Henry [1939] found that this alkaloid exerted no sympathecolytic action in producing the fall of blood pressure."
"1. Goetz, R. H.: The effect of sympathecolytic drugs on the cardiovascular system in man with special reference to hypertension. Angiology. 2:1. 1951."
"Another new sympathecolytic agent is “Rogitine”—(Phentolamine, also called Regatine)."

Etymology

From sympathe(ti)c + -o- + -lytic.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: sympathetic
Suffix: -o-

Inflected Forms

more sympathecolytic (comparative) most sympathecolytic (superlative)

Questions

What does sympathecolytic mean?: Alternative form of sympatholytic.
Where does sympathecolytic come from?: From sympathe(ti)c + -o- + -lytic.

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