Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trientine

/tɹaɪˈɛnˌtiːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tri-en-tine
IPA: /tɹaɪˈɛnˌtiːn/

9

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Triethylenetetramine dihydrochloride, an oral copper chelating agent used to treat Wilson's disease.

Uncountable

Etymology

From short of trie(thyle)n(e)t(etram)ine.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /tɹaɪˈɛnˌtiːn/

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

How do you pronounce trientine?: The recorded pronunciation is /tɹaɪˈɛnˌtiːn/.
What does trientine mean?: Triethylenetetramine dihydrochloride, an oral copper chelating agent used to treat Wilson's disease.
Where does trientine come from?: From short of trie(thyle)n(e)t(etram)ine.

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