Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

primidone

/ˈpɹaɪ.məˌdoʊn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables: prim-i-done
IPA: /ˈpɹaɪ.məˌdoʊn/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An anticonvulsant drug chemically related (and partially metabolized) to phenobarbital, used in the treatment of epilepsy and essential (idiopathic) tremor.

Uncountable

Etymology

Blend of p(y)rimid(ine) + d(i)one.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈpɹaɪ.məˌdoʊn/
British English: /ˈpɹɪm.əd.əʊn/

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

mysoline

Questions

How do you pronounce primidone?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɹaɪ.məˌdoʊn/.
What does primidone mean?: An anticonvulsant drug chemically related (and partially metabolized) to phenobarbital, used in the treatment of epilepsy and essential (idiopathic) tremor.
Where does primidone come from?: Blend of p(y)rimid(ine) + d(i)one.

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