Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

telithromycin

/təˌlɪθ.ɹoʊˈmaɪ.sn̩/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: telithromycin
IPA: /təˌlɪθ.ɹoʊˈmaɪ.sn̩/

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

1

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The first ketolide antibiotic to enter clinical use, a semisynthetic erythromycin derivative used to treat mild to moderate respiratory infections.

Uncountable

Etymology

From [Term?] + (er)ythromycin.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /təˌlɪθ.ɹoʊˈmaɪ.sn̩/

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

How do you pronounce telithromycin?: The recorded pronunciation is /təˌlɪθ.ɹoʊˈmaɪ.sn̩/.
What does telithromycin mean?: The first ketolide antibiotic to enter clinical use, a semisynthetic erythromycin derivative used to treat mild to moderate respiratory infections.
Where does telithromycin come from?: From [Term?] + (er)ythromycin.

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