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demyelinate

/diːˈmaɪ(j)əlɪneɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-myeli-nate
IPA
/diːˈmaɪ(j)əlɪneɪt/
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove the myelin sheath from a nerve

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English myelin Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English demyelinate From de- + myelin + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /diːˈmaɪ(j)əlɪneɪt/

Inflected Forms

demyelinates (present, singular) demyelinating (participle, present) demyelinated (participle, past) demyelinated (past)

Derived Forms

demyelination

Questions

How do you pronounce demyelinate?
The recorded pronunciation is /diːˈmaɪ(j)əlɪneɪt/.
What does demyelinate mean?
To remove the myelin sheath from a nerve
Where does demyelinate come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English myelin Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English demyelinate From de- + myelin + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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