Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

clarithromycin

/kləˌɹɪθ.ɹəˈmaɪ.sn̩/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.93 in modern English

Syllables: clar-ithromycin
IPA: /kləˌɹɪθ.ɹəˈmaɪ.sn̩/

26

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A semisynthetic macrolide antibiotic C₃₈H₆₉NO₁₃ (trademarks Biaxin, Klaricid) used especially in the treatment of various mild to moderate bacterial infections.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *kl̥h₁rós Proto-Italic *klāros Latin clārus English (Streptomyces) erythr(eus) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English -mycin English (e)rythromycin English clarithromycin From Latin clārus (“clear”) + English (e)rythromycin.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kləˌɹɪθ.ɹəˈmaɪ.sn̩/
British English: /kləˌɹɪθ.ɹəʊˈmʌɪ.sɪn/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

6-O-methylerythromycin (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce clarithromycin?: The recorded pronunciation is /kləˌɹɪθ.ɹəˈmaɪ.sn̩/.
What does clarithromycin mean?: A semisynthetic macrolide antibiotic C₃₈H₆₉NO₁₃ (trademarks Biaxin, Klaricid) used especially in the treatment of various mild to moderate bacterial infections.
Where does clarithromycin come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *kl̥h₁rós Proto-Italic *klāros Latin clārus English (Streptomyces) erythr(eus) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English -mycin English (e)rythromycin English clarithromycin From Latin clārus (“clear”) + English (e)rythromycin.

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