dantrolene
/ˈdæn.tɹəˌliːn/noun
dantrolene is spelled D-A-N-T-R-O-L-E-N-E: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dantrolene means “A postsynaptic muscle relaxant that lessens excitation–contraction coupling in muscle cells” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in dantrolene?
| Letters | 10: D-A-N-T-R-O-L-E-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 41 million words; the 196,618th 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 dantrolene?
Dantrolene appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th 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 dantrolene?
- US /ˈdæn.tɹəˌliːn/
Dantrolene has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dantrolene mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A postsynaptic muscle relaxant that lessens excitation–contraction coupling in muscle cells.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does dantrolene come from?
Probably from (hy)dan(toin) + (ni)tro- + (methy)l(id)ene.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).