Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ibogaine

/ˈaɪboʊɡeɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.86 in modern English

Syllables: ibo-gaine
IPA: /ˈaɪboʊɡeɪn/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A naturally-occurring psychoactive compound found in a number of plants, principally iboga (Tabernanthe iboga), and used for medicinal and ritual purposes in African spiritual traditions of the Bwiti. Its use in opioid addiction treatment seems promising but has safety issues.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The biotech is launching clinical trials looking at ibogaine […] as a treatment for traumatic brain injury (TBI), they said. Ibogaine has historically been used in spiritual rituals by forest-dwelling tribes in Gabon for its mind-altering effects."

Etymology

From French ibogaïne, from Myene iboga.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: ibogaïne, iboga

Usage

Inflected Forms

ibogaines (plural)

Derived Forms

noribogaine

Questions

How do you pronounce ibogaine?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈaɪboʊɡeɪn/.
What does ibogaine mean?: A naturally-occurring psychoactive compound found in a number of plants, principally iboga (Tabernanthe iboga), and used for medicinal and ritual purposes in African spiritual traditions of the Bwiti. Its use in opioid addiction treatment seems promising but has safety issues.
Where does ibogaine come from?: It is traced to French.

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