Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thioridazine

/ˌθaɪ.əˈɹɪd.əˌziːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.39 in modern English

Syllables
thior-i-dazine
IPA
/ˌθaɪ.əˈɹɪd.əˌziːn/
25
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A synthetic compound derived from phenothiazine, used as a tranquillizer, chiefly in the treatment of mental illness.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-der.? Ancient Greek θέειον (théeion) Ancient Greek θεῖον (theîon)der. English thio- Indo-Aryanbor. Ancient Greek πέπερῐ (péperĭ)bor. Latin piper English -idine English (pipe)rid(ine) English (phenothi)azine English thioridazine From thio- + (pipe)rid(ine) + (phenothi)azine.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌθaɪ.əˈɹɪd.əˌziːn/
  • British English: /ˌθʌɪ.ə(ʊ).ɹɪˈdeɪ.ziːn/

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Questions

How do you pronounce thioridazine?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌθaɪ.əˈɹɪd.əˌziːn/.
What does thioridazine mean?
A synthetic compound derived from phenothiazine, used as a tranquillizer, chiefly in the treatment of mental illness.
Where does thioridazine come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-der.? Ancient Greek θέειον (théeion) Ancient Greek θεῖον (theîon)der. English thio- Indo-Aryanbor. Ancient Greek πέπερῐ (péperĭ)bor. Latin piper English -idine English (pipe)rid(ine) English (phenothi)azine English thioridazine From thio- + (pipe)rid(ine) + (phenothi)azine.

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