Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ergotamine

/ɜːˈɡɒtəmiːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.40 in modern English

Syllables: er-go-tamine
IPA: /ɜːˈɡɒtəmiːn/

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An alkaloid, extracted from ergot, that causes constriction of blood vessels and has been used to treat migraine; it is related to lysergic acid.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from German Ergotamin, corresponding to ergot + -amine.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Ergotamin
Suffix: ergot

Usage

Inflected Forms

ergotamines (plural)

Derived Forms

dihydroergotamine

Questions

How do you pronounce ergotamine?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɜːˈɡɒtəmiːn/.
What does ergotamine mean?: An alkaloid, extracted from ergot, that causes constriction of blood vessels and has been used to treat migraine; it is related to lysergic acid.
Where does ergotamine come from?: It is traced to German.

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