Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

enkephalinergic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: enkepha-lin-er-gic
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That employs enkephalin as neurotransmitter

Example Sentences

"The presence of 5-HT 3 receptors has been found in enkephalinergic neurons in other studies [ 50, 51 ]."

Etymology

From enkephalin + -ergic.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: enkephalin

Questions

What does enkephalinergic mean?: That employs enkephalin as neurotransmitter
Where does enkephalinergic come from?: From enkephalin + -ergic.

How to pronounce enkephalinergic

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “enkephalinergic”.
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 “enkephalinergic”.
Repeat and practice — Say “enkephalinergic” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.