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tropicamide

/tɹəˈpɪk.əˌmaɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tropi-camide
IPA
/tɹəˈpɪk.əˌmaɪd/
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A short-acting anticholinergic drug, used to produce dilatation of the pupil and cycloplegia during examination of the eye.

Uncountable

Etymology

From tropic acid + amide.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /tɹəˈpɪk.əˌmaɪd/
  • British English: /tɹəʊˈpɪk.ə.mʌɪd/

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce tropicamide?
The recorded pronunciation is /tɹəˈpɪk.əˌmaɪd/.
What does tropicamide mean?
A short-acting anticholinergic drug, used to produce dilatation of the pupil and cycloplegia during examination of the eye.
Where does tropicamide come from?
From tropic acid + amide.

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