Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pentamidine

/pɛnˈtæm.ɪ.diːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

Syllables: pen-tami-dine
IPA: /pɛnˈtæm.ɪ.diːn/

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A synthetic antibiotic drug used chiefly in the form of its salt C₂₃H₃₆N₄O₁₀S₂ especially to treat protozoal infections (such as leishmaniasis) and to prevent pneumocystis pneumonia.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From pent- + -amidine.

Usage

Inflected Forms

pentamidines (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce pentamidine?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɛnˈtæm.ɪ.diːn/.
What does pentamidine mean?: A synthetic antibiotic drug used chiefly in the form of its salt C₂₃H₃₆N₄O₁₀S₂ especially to treat protozoal infections (such as leishmaniasis) and to prevent pneumocystis pneumonia.
Where does pentamidine come from?: From pent- + -amidine.

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