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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

buformin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bu-formin
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An antidiabetic drug of the biguanide class.

Uncountable

Etymology

From bu(tyl) + -formin (“phenformin derivative”).

Usage

Questions

What does buformin mean?
An antidiabetic drug of the biguanide class.
Where does buformin come from?
From bu(tyl) + -formin (“phenformin derivative”).

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