Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dexfenfluramine

/dˌɛksənflˈɔɹəmin/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dexfen-flu-ramine
IPA: /dˌɛksənflˈɔɹəmin/

31

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A serotonergic anorectic drug used for weight loss in the 1990s, later withdrawn because of cardiovascular side-effects.

Uncountable

Etymology

From dex- + fenfluramine.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: dex

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

How do you pronounce dexfenfluramine?: The recorded pronunciation is /dˌɛksənflˈɔɹəmin/.
What does dexfenfluramine mean?: A serotonergic anorectic drug used for weight loss in the 1990s, later withdrawn because of cardiovascular side-effects.
Where does dexfenfluramine come from?: From dex- + fenfluramine.

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