Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ropivacaine

/ɹoʊˈpɪv.əˌkeɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables: ropi-va-caine
IPA: /ɹoʊˈpɪv.əˌkeɪn/

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A local anesthetic drug belonging to the amino amide group.

Uncountable

Etymology

From [Term?] + pipecoloxylidide + -vacaine (“alteration of Novocaine”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɹoʊˈpɪv.əˌkeɪn/

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

How do you pronounce ropivacaine?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹoʊˈpɪv.əˌkeɪn/.
What does ropivacaine mean?: A local anesthetic drug belonging to the amino amide group.
Where does ropivacaine come from?: From [Term?] + pipecoloxylidide + -vacaine (“alteration of Novocaine”).

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