disulfiram
/daɪˈsʌl.fəˌɹæm/noun
disulfiram is spelled D-I-S-U-L-F-I-R-A-M: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, disulfiram means “A synthetic compound (trademark Antabuse) used in the treatment of alcoholics to make drinking alcohol produce unpleasant after-effects” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of disulfiram is disulfirams.
How many letters and syllables are in disulfiram?
| Letters | 10: D-I-S-U-L-F-I-R-A-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 119,826th 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 disulfiram?
Disulfiram appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th 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 disulfiram?
- UK /dʌɪˈsʌl.fɪ.ɹæm/
- US /daɪˈsʌl.fəˌɹæm/
Disulfiram 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 disulfiram
- disulfirams plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does disulfiram mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A synthetic compound (trademark Antabuse) used in the treatment of alcoholics to make drinking alcohol produce unpleasant after-effects.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does disulfiram come from?
Blend of disulfide + thiuram.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).