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tiotropium

/ˌtaɪ.oʊˈtɹoʊ.pi.əm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.07 in modern English

Syllables
tiotropi-um
IPA
/ˌtaɪ.oʊˈtɹoʊ.pi.əm/
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An anticholinergic drug administered by oral inhalation in the form of its bromide C₁₉H₂₂NO₄S₂Br·H₂O as a bronchodilator in the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-der.? Ancient Greek θέειον (théeion) Ancient Greek θεῖον (theîon)der. English thio- English -trop- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -umder. English -ium English tiotropium From thio- (“containing sulfur”) + -trop- (“atropine derivative”) + -ium (“quaternary ammonium compound”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌtaɪ.oʊˈtɹoʊ.pi.əm/

Usage

Phrases

tiotropium bromide

Questions

How do you pronounce tiotropium?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌtaɪ.oʊˈtɹoʊ.pi.əm/.
What does tiotropium mean?
An anticholinergic drug administered by oral inhalation in the form of its bromide C₁₉H₂₂NO₄S₂Br·H₂O as a bronchodilator in the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Where does tiotropium come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-der.? Ancient Greek θέειον (théeion) Ancient Greek θεῖον (theîon)der. English thio- English -trop- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -umder. English -ium English tiotropium From thio- (“containing sulfur”) + -trop- (“atropine derivative”) + -ium (“quaternary ammonium compound”).

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