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methylphenidate

/ˌmɛθ əlˈfɛn ɪˌdeɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.22 in modern English

Syllables
methylphenidate
IPA
/ˌmɛθ əlˈfɛn ɪˌdeɪt/
29
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
1
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A stimulant used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and narcolepsy, better known by the trade name Ritalin

Inflected Forms

methylphenidates (plural)

Derived Forms

dexmethylphenidate

Synonyms

ritalin

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce methylphenidate?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmɛθ əlˈfɛn ɪˌdeɪt/.
What does methylphenidate mean?
A stimulant used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and narcolepsy, better known by the trade name Ritalin

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