medroxyprogesterone
/məˌdɹɑk.sɪ.pɹoʊˈd͡ʒɛ.stəˌɹoʊn/noun
medroxyprogesterone is spelled M-E-D-R-O-X-Y-P-R-O-G-E-S-T-E-R-O-N-E: 19 letters and 7 syllables. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, medroxyprogesterone means “A synthetic progesterone C₂₂H₃₂O₃ that is administered by injection as a long-acting contraceptive or is taken orally especially to treat amenorrhea…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in medroxyprogesterone?
| Letters | 19: M-E-D-R-O-X-Y-P-R-O-G-E-S-T-E-R-O-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 7 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 150,355th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is medroxyprogesterone?
Medroxyprogesterone appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th 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 medroxyprogesterone?
- UK /mɛˌdɹɒk.sɪ.pɹəˈd͡ʒɛ.stə.ɹəʊn/
- US /məˌdɹɑk.sɪ.pɹoʊˈd͡ʒɛ.stəˌɹoʊn/
Medroxyprogesterone has 7 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with medroxyprogesterone?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as medroxyprogesterone from its last stressed vowel (/ɛstəɹoʊn/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does medroxyprogesterone mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A synthetic progesterone C₂₂H₃₂O₃ that is administered by injection as a long-acting contraceptive or is taken orally especially to treat amenorrhea and abnormal uterine bleeding and in conjunction with estrogen to relieve the symptoms of menopause and prevent osteoporosis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does medroxyprogesterone come from?
Blend of methyl + hydroxyprogesterone.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).