Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oxytocic

/ˌɑksiˈtɑsɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.07 in modern English

Syllables: oxy-to-cic
IPA: /ˌɑksiˈtɑsɪk/

22

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Serving to promote uterine contractions, thus accelerating childbirth.

noun

An oxytocic drug.

Etymology

Corruption of Ancient Greek ὠκυτόκος (ōkutókos), based on ὀξύς (oxús, “pointed”) instead of ὠκύς (ōkús, “swift”) + τόκος (tókos, “childbirth”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌɑksiˈtɑsɪk/
British English: /ˌɒksɪˈtɒsɪk/

Inflected Forms

more oxytocic (comparative) most oxytocic (superlative) oxytocics (plural)

Derived Forms

antioxytocic oxytocin

Synonyms

oxytocic drug

Questions

How do you pronounce oxytocic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɑksiˈtɑsɪk/.
What does oxytocic mean?: Serving to promote uterine contractions, thus accelerating childbirth.
Where does oxytocic come from?: Corruption of Ancient Greek ὠκυτόκος (ōkutókos), based on ὀξύς (oxús, “pointed”) instead of ὠκύς (ōkús, “swift”) + τόκος (tókos, “childbirth”).

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