Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cytisine

/ˈsɪt.əˌsiːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cyti-sine
IPA: /ˈsɪt.əˌsiːn/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A polycyclic alkaloid whose pharmacological activity is similar to nicotine; used in the treatment of nicotinism.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From French cytise (“laburnum”) + English -ine.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈsɪt.əˌsiːn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

cytisines (plural)

Synonyms

baptitoxine sophorine

Questions

How do you pronounce cytisine?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɪt.əˌsiːn/.
What does cytisine mean?: A polycyclic alkaloid whose pharmacological activity is similar to nicotine; used in the treatment of nicotinism.
Where does cytisine come from?: From French cytise (“laburnum”) + English -ine.

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