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deoxystreptamine

/diˌɒksɪˈstɹɛptəmiːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-oxys-trep-tamine
IPA
/diˌɒksɪˈstɹɛptəmiːn/
31
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A diamino deoxy sugar that is the basis of a range of antibiotics

Etymology

From deoxy- + streptamine.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /diˌɒksɪˈstɹɛptəmiːn/

Inflected Forms

deoxystreptamines (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce deoxystreptamine?
The recorded pronunciation is /diˌɒksɪˈstɹɛptəmiːn/.
What does deoxystreptamine mean?
A diamino deoxy sugar that is the basis of a range of antibiotics
Where does deoxystreptamine come from?
From deoxy- + streptamine.

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