bethanechol
/bəˈθeɪ.nəˌkɔl/noun
bethanechol is spelled B-E-T-H-A-N-E-C-H-O-L: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bethanechol means “A parasympathomimetic agent administered in the form of its chloride C₇H₁₇ClN₂O₂ and used especially to treat gastric and urinary retention” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in bethanechol?
| Letters | 11: B-E-T-H-A-N-E-C-H-O-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 98 million words; the 317,168th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is bethanechol?
Bethanechol appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th 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).
How do you pronounce bethanechol?
- US /bəˈθeɪ.nəˌkɔl/
- US /bəˈθæn.əˌkɔl/
- US /bəˈθeɪ.nəˌkoʊl/
Bethanechol has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bethanechol mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A parasympathomimetic agent administered in the form of its chloride C₇H₁₇ClN₂O₂ and used especially to treat gastric and urinary retention.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bethanechol come from?
From b(eta-methyl) + (ur)ethane + chol(ine).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).