apomorphine
/ˌæp.əˈmɔɹˌfin/noun
apomorphine is a noun meaning “A crystalline morphine derivative that is a dopamine agonist, used as an emetic and is injected subcutaneously in the form of its hydrochloride…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled A-P-O-M-O-R-P-H-I-N-E and has 4 syllables, and it appears about once in every 30 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of apomorphine is apomorphines.
What does apomorphine mean?
noun
- 1
A crystalline morphine derivative that is a dopamine agonist, used as an emetic and is injected subcutaneously in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₇H₁₇NO₂·HCl·1/2H₂O to treat episodes of immobility associated with advanced Parkinson's disease.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce apomorphine?
- UK /ˌap.əˈmɔː.fiːn/
- US /ˌæp.əˈmɔɹˌfin/
Apomorphine has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of apomorphine
- apomorphines plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is apomorphine?
Apomorphine appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Apomorphine in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | apomorphine |
| Portuguese | apomorfina |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.