mesalazine
/məˈsæl.əˌzin/noun
mesalazine is spelled M-E-S-A-L-A-Z-I-N-E: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mesalazine means “The active antiinflammatory component of sulfasalazine, 5-aminosalicylic acid, when used in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in mesalazine?
| Letters | 10: M-E-S-A-L-A-Z-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 81 million words; the 286,585th 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 mesalazine?
Mesalazine appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th 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 mesalazine?
- UK /mɪˈsal.ə.ziːn/
- UK /mɛˈsal.ə.ziːn/
- US /məˈsæl.əˌzin/
Mesalazine 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 rhymes with mesalazine?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as mesalazine from its last stressed vowel (/æləzin/):
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).
Forms of mesalazine
- mesalamine
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mesalazine mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The active antiinflammatory component of sulfasalazine, 5-aminosalicylic acid, when used in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mesalazine come from?
From me- (“alteration of amino-”) + -salazine (“salicylic acid derivative”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).