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trimethoprim

/tɹaɪˈmɛθ.əˌpɹɪm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.91 in modern English

Syllables
trimetho-prim
IPA
/tɹaɪˈmɛθ.əˌpɹɪm/
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A synthetic antibiotic used to treat malaria and respiratory and urinary infections (usually in conjunction with a sulphonamide).

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English trimetho(xy) German Pyrimidinbor. English p(y)rim(idine) English trimethoprim From trimetho(xy) + p(y)rim(idine).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /tɹaɪˈmɛθ.əˌpɹɪm/
  • British English: /tɹʌɪˈmɛθ.ə(ʊ).pɹɪm/

Usage

Inflected Forms

trimethoprims (plural)

Derived Forms

cotrimoxazole trimoxazole

Phrases

-prim trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole

Questions

How do you pronounce trimethoprim?
The recorded pronunciation is /tɹaɪˈmɛθ.əˌpɹɪm/.
What does trimethoprim mean?
A synthetic antibiotic used to treat malaria and respiratory and urinary infections (usually in conjunction with a sulphonamide).
Where does trimethoprim come from?
Etymology tree English trimetho(xy) German Pyrimidinbor. English p(y)rim(idine) English trimethoprim From trimetho(xy) + p(y)rim(idine).

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