rabeprazole
/ɹəˈbɛp.ɹəˌzoʊl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.29 in modern English
24
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A proton pump inhibitor (trademark AcipHex) that inhibits gastric acid secretion and is taken orally in the form of its sodium salt C₁₈H₂₀NaN₃O₃S especially to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease, duodenal ulcers, and disorders (such as Zollinger–Ellison syndrome) involving gastric acid hypersecretion.
Uncountable
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɹəˈbɛp.ɹəˌzoʊl/