Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

qinghaosu

/ˌt͡ʃɪŋhaʊˈsuː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
qing-hao-su
IPA
/ˌt͡ʃɪŋhaʊˈsuː/
22
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The drug artemisinin.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 青蒿素 (qīnghāosù, “sweet wormwood element”).

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How do you pronounce qinghaosu?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌt͡ʃɪŋhaʊˈsuː/.
What does qinghaosu mean?
The drug artemisinin.
Where does qinghaosu come from?
Borrowed from Mandarin 青蒿素 (qīnghāosù, “sweet wormwood element”).

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