Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thrombolytic

/θɹˌɑmboʊlˈɪtɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables: throm-bolyt-ic
IPA: /θɹˌɑmboʊlˈɪtɪk/

24

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or causing thrombolysis.

noun

Any drug that causes thrombolysis.

Etymology

From thrombolysis + tic. By surface analysis, thrombo- + -lytic.

Inflected Forms

more thrombolytic (comparative) most thrombolytic (superlative) thrombolytics (plural)

Derived Forms

antithrombolytic nonthrombolytic sonothrombolytic thrombolytically

Synonyms

thrombolytic agent clot buster

Rhymes With

critic semitic analytic parasitic catalytic psychoanalytic dendritic electrolytic paralytic arthritic hemolytic granitic

Questions

How do you pronounce thrombolytic?: The recorded pronunciation is /θɹˌɑmboʊlˈɪtɪk/.
What does thrombolytic mean?: Of, pertaining to, or causing thrombolysis.
Where does thrombolytic come from?: From thrombolysis + tic. By surface analysis, thrombo- + -lytic.

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