Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quinidine

/ˈkwɪn.ɪ.diːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables: quini-dine
IPA: /ˈkwɪn.ɪ.diːn/

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A compound obtained from cinchona bark and used to treat irregularities of heart rhythm. It is an isomer of quinine.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Spanish quina + -idine.

Usage

Inflected Forms

quinidines (plural)

Synonyms

quinidex quinora

Questions

How do you pronounce quinidine?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkwɪn.ɪ.diːn/.
What does quinidine mean?: A compound obtained from cinchona bark and used to treat irregularities of heart rhythm. It is an isomer of quinine.
Where does quinidine come from?: From Spanish quina + -idine.

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