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foscarnet

/fɑˈskɑɹ.nɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fos-car-net
IPA
/fɑˈskɑɹ.nɪt/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Phosphonoformic acid when used as a drug, synonym of foscarnet sodium.

Uncountable

Etymology

From fos- (“phosphorous derivative”) + car(boxylic acid).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /fɑˈskɑɹ.nɪt/

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce foscarnet?
The recorded pronunciation is /fɑˈskɑɹ.nɪt/.
What does foscarnet mean?
Phosphonoformic acid when used as a drug, synonym of foscarnet sodium.
Where does foscarnet come from?
From fos- (“phosphorous derivative”) + car(boxylic acid).

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