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rifapentine

/ˌɹɪf.əˈpɛn.tiːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ri-fapen-tine
IPA
/ˌɹɪf.əˈpɛn.tiːn/
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An antibiotic drug used in the treatment of tuberculosis.

Uncountable

Etymology

From rifa- (“rifamycin derivative”) + (cyclo)pent(yl) + -ine.

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce rifapentine?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɹɪf.əˈpɛn.tiːn/.
What does rifapentine mean?
An antibiotic drug used in the treatment of tuberculosis.
Where does rifapentine come from?
From rifa- (“rifamycin derivative”) + (cyclo)pent(yl) + -ine.

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