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vigabatrin

/vaɪˈɡæb.ə.tɹɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

Syllables
vi-ga-ba-trin
IPA
/vaɪˈɡæb.ə.tɹɪn/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An anticonvulsant drug C₆H₁₁NO₂ that inhibits enzymatic degradation of gamma-aminobutyric acid.

Uncountable

Etymology

Probably from vi(nyl) + GABA + tr(ansaminase) + in(hibitor).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /vaɪˈɡæb.ə.tɹɪn/

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce vigabatrin?
The recorded pronunciation is /vaɪˈɡæb.ə.tɹɪn/.
What does vigabatrin mean?
An anticonvulsant drug C₆H₁₁NO₂ that inhibits enzymatic degradation of gamma-aminobutyric acid.
Where does vigabatrin come from?
Probably from vi(nyl) + GABA + tr(ansaminase) + in(hibitor).

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