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paromomycin

/ˌpæɹ.əm.oʊˈmaɪ.sn̩/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
paro-momycin
IPA
/ˌpæɹ.əm.oʊˈmaɪ.sn̩/
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mixture of broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotics related to neomycin and produced by some strains of the bacterium Streptomyces rimosus, given orally in the form of the sulfate C₂₃H₄₅N₅O₁₄·H₂SO₄ in the treatment of intestinal amebiasis.

Uncountable

Etymology

Blend of Ancient Greek παρόμοιος (parómoios, “closely resembling”) + neomycin.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌpæɹ.əm.oʊˈmaɪ.sn̩/
  • British English: /ˌpa.ɹəʊ.məʊˈmʌɪ.sɪn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

aminosidine (alternative) monomycin (alternative)

Rhymes With

ricin vancomycin neprilysin lysin tibicen

Questions

How do you pronounce paromomycin?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpæɹ.əm.oʊˈmaɪ.sn̩/.
What does paromomycin mean?
A mixture of broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotics related to neomycin and produced by some strains of the bacterium Streptomyces rimosus, given orally in the form of the sulfate C₂₃H₄₅N₅O₁₄·H₂SO₄ in the treatment of intestinal amebiasis.
Where does paromomycin come from?
Blend of Ancient Greek παρόμοιος (parómoios, “closely resembling”) + neomycin.

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