Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ptyalagogue

/ˈtaɪələɡɒɡ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ptyal-a-gogue
IPA
/ˈtaɪələɡɒɡ/
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any sialogogue (A drug that increases the flow of saliva.)

Inflected Forms

Questions

How do you pronounce ptyalagogue?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtaɪələɡɒɡ/.
What does ptyalagogue mean?
Any sialogogue (A drug that increases the flow of saliva.)

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