Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pancuronium

/ˌpæŋ.kjəˈɹoʊ.ni.əm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables: pan-curo-ni-um
IPA: /ˌpæŋ.kjəˈɹoʊ.ni.əm/

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A synthetic steroid which is used as a neuromuscular blocking agent.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Pancuronium bromide has been used frequently for muscle relaxation during cardiac anesthesia and has been reported to provide superior hemodynamics compared with vecuronium (171) or with metocurine or metocurine-pancuronium combinations."
"The second chemical is pancuronium bromide, a relative of curare."
"The only long-acting relaxant that is still used in some institutions is pancuronium."

Etymology

Etymology tree Indo-Aryanbor. Ancient Greek πέπερῐ (péperĭ)bor. Latin piper English -idine English p(iperidine) English an(drostane) English curare New Latin ammōniumbor. English ammonium English onium English -onium English -curonium English pancuronium From p(iperidine) + an(drostane) + -curonium (“neuromuscular blocking agent”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌpæŋ.kjəˈɹoʊ.ni.əm/
British English: /ˌpæŋ.kjʊˈɹəʊ.ni.əm/

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

pancuronium bromide

Rhymes With

plutonium pandemonium polonium harmonium euphonium meconium pelargonium iconium vecuronium hydronium diazonium phosphonium

Questions

How do you pronounce pancuronium?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpæŋ.kjəˈɹoʊ.ni.əm/.
What does pancuronium mean?: A synthetic steroid which is used as a neuromuscular blocking agent.
Where does pancuronium come from?: Etymology tree Indo-Aryanbor. Ancient Greek πέπερῐ (péperĭ)bor. Latin piper English -idine English p(iperidine) English an(drostane) English curare New Latin ammōniumbor. English ammonium English onium English -onium English -curonium English pancuronium From p(iperidine) + an(drostane) + -curonium (“neuromuscular blocking agent”).

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