Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dextropropoxyphene

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dex-tro-propoxyphene
IPA
45
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A particular narcotic painkiller.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *déḱs Proto-Indo-European *deḱs-terósder. Proto-Italic *deksteros Latin dexter English dextro- English propoxyphene English dextropropoxyphene From dextro- + propoxyphene.

Usage

Questions

What does dextropropoxyphene mean?
A particular narcotic painkiller.
Where does dextropropoxyphene come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *déḱs Proto-Indo-European *deḱs-terósder. Proto-Italic *deksteros Latin dexter English dextro- English propoxyphene English dextropropoxyphene From dextro- + propoxyphene.

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