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oxybarbiturate

/ˌɑksibɑɹˈbɪt͡ʃəɹət/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
oxy-bar-bi-tu-rate
IPA
/ˌɑksibɑɹˈbɪt͡ʃəɹət/
28
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A normal barbiturate (that has an oxygen atom at position-2).

Etymology

From oxy- + barbiturate.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌɑksibɑɹˈbɪt͡ʃəɹət/
  • British English: /ɒksɪbɑːˈbɪtjʊəɹət/

Inflected Forms

oxybarbiturates (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

oxybarbituric

Questions

How do you pronounce oxybarbiturate?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɑksibɑɹˈbɪt͡ʃəɹət/.
What does oxybarbiturate mean?
A normal barbiturate (that has an oxygen atom at position-2).
Where does oxybarbiturate come from?
From oxy- + barbiturate.

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