Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

meglitinide

/məˈɡlɪt.n̩ˌaɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: megli-tinide
IPA: /məˈɡlɪt.n̩ˌaɪd/

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a class of drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A chemical compound which is the prototype of this drug class (see drawing).

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From me(thoxy) + gli- (“antihyperglycemic”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /məˈɡlɪt.n̩ˌaɪd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

meglitinides (plural)

Derived Forms

glinide

Questions

How do you pronounce meglitinide?: The recorded pronunciation is /məˈɡlɪt.n̩ˌaɪd/.
What does meglitinide mean?: Any of a class of drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes.
Where does meglitinide come from?: From me(thoxy) + gli- (“antihyperglycemic”).

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