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thalidomide

/θəˈlɪ.dəˌmaɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.40 in modern English

Syllables
thalido-mide
IPA
/θəˈlɪ.dəˌmaɪd/
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An immunomodulatory drug used to treat a number of cancers and skin disorders, historically promoted as a sedative and medication for morning sickness.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English (ph)thal(ic acid) English (im)ido Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English amide English (i)mide English thalidomide From (ph)thal(ic acid) + (im)ido + (i)mide. The chemical was synthesized and marketed in the 1950s.

Usage

Inflected Forms

thalidomides (plural) phthalidomide (alternative)

Derived Forms

flid

Phrases

pseudothalidomide syndrome thalidomide baby thalidomide child

Questions

How do you pronounce thalidomide?
The recorded pronunciation is /θəˈlɪ.dəˌmaɪd/.
What does thalidomide mean?
An immunomodulatory drug used to treat a number of cancers and skin disorders, historically promoted as a sedative and medication for morning sickness.
Where does thalidomide come from?
Etymology tree English (ph)thal(ic acid) English (im)ido Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English amide English (i)mide English thalidomide From (ph)thal(ic acid) + (im)ido + (i)mide. The chemical was synthesized and marketed in the 1950s.

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