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suxamethonium

/ˌsʌk.sə.məˈθoʊ.ni.əm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.06 in modern English

Syllables
sux-am-etho-ni-um
IPA
/ˌsʌk.sə.məˈθoʊ.ni.əm/
27
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of suxamethonium chloride.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin sūcus Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -num Latin sūcinum Latin succinum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English succinic Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English suxa- French méthylène English meth(ylene) New Latin ammōniumbor. English ammonium English onium English -onium English suxamethonium From suxa- (“alteration of succinyl”) + meth(ylene) + -onium (“quaternary ammonium compound”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌsʌk.sə.məˈθoʊ.ni.əm/
  • British English: /ˌsʌk.sə.mɪˈθəʊ.ni.əm/

Usage

Inflected Forms

succinylcholine (alternative, UK)

Phrases

suxamethonium chloride

Synonyms

suxamethonium chloride

Rhymes With

plutonium pandemonium polonium harmonium euphonium meconium pelargonium iconium pancuronium vecuronium hydronium diazonium

Questions

How do you pronounce suxamethonium?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsʌk.sə.məˈθoʊ.ni.əm/.
What does suxamethonium mean?
Synonym of suxamethonium chloride.
Where does suxamethonium come from?
Etymology tree Latin sūcus Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -num Latin sūcinum Latin succinum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English succinic Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English suxa- French méthylène English meth(ylene) New Latin ammōniumbor. English ammonium English onium English -onium English suxamethonium From suxa- (“alteration of succinyl”) + meth(ylene) + -onium (“quaternary ammonium compound”).

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