Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preformulate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pre-for-mu-late
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To formulate (a pharmaceutical drug) in advance of general availability

Etymology

From pre- + formulate.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

preformulates (present, singular) preformulating (participle, present) preformulated (participle, past) preformulated (past)

Frequently Paired Words

preformulation

Questions

What does preformulate mean?
To formulate (a pharmaceutical drug) in advance of general availability
Where does preformulate come from?
From pre- + formulate.

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