Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beta-lactams

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables
be-ta-lac-tams
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does beta-lactams mean?
plural of beta-lactam

How to pronounce beta-lactams

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