Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nifedipine

/naɪˈfɛd.ɪˌpin/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English

Syllables: nifedip-ine
IPA: /naɪˈfɛd.ɪˌpin/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A synthetic compound which acts as a calcium antagonist and is used as a coronary vasodilator in the treatment of cardiac and circulatory disorders.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From ni(tro)phe(nyl) + di(hydro)p(yrid)ine.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /naɪˈfɛd.ɪˌpin/
British English: /nʌɪˈfɛd.ɪ.piːn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

nifedipines (plural)

Phrases

-dipine -nidipine

Synonyms

procardia

Questions

How do you pronounce nifedipine?: The recorded pronunciation is /naɪˈfɛd.ɪˌpin/.
What does nifedipine mean?: A synthetic compound which acts as a calcium antagonist and is used as a coronary vasodilator in the treatment of cardiac and circulatory disorders.
Where does nifedipine come from?: From ni(tro)phe(nyl) + di(hydro)p(yrid)ine.

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