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abiraterone

/æb.ɪˈɹæt.əˌɹoʊn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.39 in modern English

Syllables
abi-raterone
IPA
/æb.ɪˈɹæt.əˌɹoʊn/
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pyridine-substituted sterol used as a drug against prostate cancer.

Uncountable

Etymology

From [Term?] + -terone (“antiandrogen”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /æb.ɪˈɹæt.əˌɹoʊn/
  • British English: /æb.ɪˈɹæt.ə.ɹəʊn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

abiratirone (alternative, alternative) arbiraterone (alternative, misspelling)

Questions

How do you pronounce abiraterone?
The recorded pronunciation is /æb.ɪˈɹæt.əˌɹoʊn/.
What does abiraterone mean?
A pyridine-substituted sterol used as a drug against prostate cancer.
Where does abiraterone come from?
From [Term?] + -terone (“antiandrogen”).

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