Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lariam

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English

Syllables: lar-i-am
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

an antimalarial drug (trade name Lariam and Mephaquine) that is effective in cases that do not respond to chloroquine; said to produce harmful neuropsychiatric effects on some people

Synonyms

mefloquine mefloquine hydrochloride Mephaquine

Questions

What does lariam mean?: an antimalarial drug (trade name Lariam and Mephaquine) that is effective in cases that do not respond to chloroquine; said to produce harmful neuropsychiatric effects on some people

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