Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tacrine

/ˈtæ.kɹiːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tacrine
IPA: /ˈtæ.kɹiːn/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A synthetic drug used in Alzheimer's disease to inhibit the breakdown of acetylcholine by cholinesterase and thereby enhance neurological function.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In the 1980s, Dr. Thal, a neurologist, helped lead successful clinical trials of tacrine, a cholinesterase inhibitor drug that was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 1993."

Etymology

From t(etrahydro) + acr(id)ine.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

How do you pronounce tacrine?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtæ.kɹiːn/.
What does tacrine mean?: A synthetic drug used in Alzheimer's disease to inhibit the breakdown of acetylcholine by cholinesterase and thereby enhance neurological function.
Where does tacrine come from?: From t(etrahydro) + acr(id)ine.

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