cyproterone
/saɪˈpɹoʊ.təˌɹoʊn/noun
cyproterone is spelled C-Y-P-R-O-T-E-R-O-N-E: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cyproterone means “A synthetic steroid C₂₂H₂₇ClO₃ that inhibits the action and secretion of testosterone by blocking the activity of androgen receptors” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cyproterone is cyproterones.
How many letters and syllables are in cyproterone?
| Letters | 11: C-Y-P-R-O-T-E-R-O-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 182,517th 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 cyproterone?
Cyproterone appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th 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 cyproterone?
- US /saɪˈpɹoʊ.təˌɹoʊn/
Cyproterone has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-cyproterone.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of cyproterone
- cyproterones plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cyproterone mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A synthetic steroid C₂₂H₂₇ClO₃ that inhibits the action and secretion of testosterone by blocking the activity of androgen receptors.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate cyproterone?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of cyproterone: cypro.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).