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misoprostol

/ˌmaɪ.soʊˈpɹɑˌstɔl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables
miso-pros-tol
IPA
/ˌmaɪ.soʊˈpɹɑˌstɔl/
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A drug used for various purposes including the prevention of drug-induced gastric ulcers and the inducement of abortions, having the chemical formula C₂₂H₃₈O₅.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *médʰu Proto-Hellenic *métʰu Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu) Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Methylbor. English m(ethyl) Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)lbor. English iso- English -prost- English -ol English misoprostol From m(ethyl) + iso- + -prost- (“prostaglandin”) + -ol.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌmaɪ.soʊˈpɹɑˌstɔl/
  • British English: /mʌɪ.sə(ʊ)ˈpɹɒs.tɒl/

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce misoprostol?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmaɪ.soʊˈpɹɑˌstɔl/.
What does misoprostol mean?
A drug used for various purposes including the prevention of drug-induced gastric ulcers and the inducement of abortions, having the chemical formula C₂₂H₃₈O₅.
Where does misoprostol come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *médʰu Proto-Hellenic *métʰu Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu) Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Methylbor. English m(ethyl) Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)lbor. English iso- English -prost- English -ol English misoprostol From m(ethyl) + iso- + -prost- (“prostaglandin”) + -ol.

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