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dobutamine

/doʊˈbjuː.təˌmiːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables
dobu-tamine
IPA
/doʊˈbjuː.təˌmiːn/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A strongly inotropic catecholamine administered intravenously in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₈H₂₃NO₃·HCl especially to increase cardiac output and lower wedge pressure in heart failure and after cardiopulmonary bypass surgery

Uncountable

Etymology

Probably from but(yl) + do(p)amine.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /doʊˈbjuː.təˌmiːn/

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce dobutamine?
The recorded pronunciation is /doʊˈbjuː.təˌmiːn/.
What does dobutamine mean?
A strongly inotropic catecholamine administered intravenously in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₈H₂₃NO₃·HCl especially to increase cardiac output and lower wedge pressure in heart failure and after cardiopulmonary bypass surgery
Where does dobutamine come from?
Probably from but(yl) + do(p)amine.

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