Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chlorodyne

/ˈklɒɹədaɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chloro-dyne
IPA: /ˈklɒɹədaɪn/

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A narcotic drug, made from chloroform, morphia, and other substances.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Then he began, for he had a good memory, quoting a few of the more important notes in the papers—slowly and one by one as a man drops chlorodyne into a glass."
"Mr. Pappleworth arrived, chewing a chlorodyne gum, at about twenty to nine, when all the other men were at work."

Etymology

By genericization from a trade name, which was from a blend of chloroform + anodyne.

Usage

Inflected Forms

chlorodynes (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce chlorodyne?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈklɒɹədaɪn/.
What does chlorodyne mean?: A narcotic drug, made from chloroform, morphia, and other substances.
Where does chlorodyne come from?: By genericization from a trade name, which was from a blend of chloroform + anodyne.

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