Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phentermine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables: phen-ter-mine
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An appetite suppressant of the amphetamine and phenethylamine classes.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"I took the phentermine pills and started quietly obsessing about losing weight again."

Etymology

Contraction of phenyl-tertiary-butylamine.

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

chlorphentermine fenfluramine/phentermine phentermine/fenfluramine

Phrases

fenfluramine-phentermine fen-phen phentermine-fenfluramine

Questions

What does phentermine mean?: An appetite suppressant of the amphetamine and phenethylamine classes.
Where does phentermine come from?: Contraction of phenyl-tertiary-butylamine.

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