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sympathomimetic

/ˌsɪmpəθoʊmɪˈmɛtɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English

Syllables
sym-pa-th-omimet-ic
IPA
/ˌsɪmpəθoʊmɪˈmɛtɪk/
31
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That produces effects similar to those of the sympathetic nervous system.

noun

Any medicine with this effect.

Etymology

From sympatho- + mimetic.

Inflected Forms

more sympathomimetic (comparative) most sympathomimetic (superlative) sympathicomimetic (alternative) sympathomimetics (plural)

Derived Forms

antisympathomimetic sympathomimetically

Frequently Paired Words

parasympathomimetic sympathomimesis

Synonyms

adrenergic

Rhymes With

genetic magnetic non-magnetic athletic pathetic aesthetic sympathetic energetic poetic diabetic kinetic anesthetic

Questions

How do you pronounce sympathomimetic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsɪmpəθoʊmɪˈmɛtɪk/.
What does sympathomimetic mean?
That produces effects similar to those of the sympathetic nervous system.
Where does sympathomimetic come from?
From sympatho- + mimetic.

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