Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dry powder inhaler

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.89 in modern English

Syllables: dry pow-der in-haler
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A device with a canister holding a medicine in a dry powder form, ready to be sucked or sprayed out as aerosols, with the purpose of being inhaled by a patient into the lungs, commonly used for the treatment of asthma and other types of respiratory diseases.

Inflected Forms

dry powder inhalers (plural)

Phrases

metered-dose inhaler

Frequently Paired Words

metered-dose inhaler

Synonyms

DPI

Questions

What does dry powder inhaler mean?: A device with a canister holding a medicine in a dry powder form, ready to be sucked or sprayed out as aerosols, with the purpose of being inhaled by a patient into the lungs, commonly used for the treatment of asthma and other types of respiratory diseases.

How to pronounce dry powder inhaler

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “dry powder inhaler”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “dry powder inhaler”.
Repeat and practice — Say “dry powder inhaler” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.