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caspofungin

/ˌkæ.spoʊˈfʌn.d͡ʒɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

Syllables
caspo-fun-gin
IPA
/ˌkæ.spoʊˈfʌn.d͡ʒɪn/
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An antifungal drug of the echinocandin class, administered intravenously.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From [Term?] + -fungin (“antifungal antibiotic”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌkæ.spoʊˈfʌn.d͡ʒɪn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

caspofungins (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce caspofungin?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkæ.spoʊˈfʌn.d͡ʒɪn/.
What does caspofungin mean?
An antifungal drug of the echinocandin class, administered intravenously.
Where does caspofungin come from?
From [Term?] + -fungin (“antifungal antibiotic”).

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