oxandrolone
/ɑkˈsæn.dɹəˌloʊn/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An androgenic anabolic steroid C₁₉H₃₀O₃ administered orally especially to promote weight gain (as after extensive surgery or a chronic infection) and to relieve bone pain in osteoporosis.
Uncountable
Etymology
Etymology tree English oxa- English androstane English prednisolone English -olone English androstanolone English oxandrolone From oxa- + andro(stan)olone.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɑkˈsæn.dɹəˌloʊn/