nimodipine
/nɪˈmoʊ.dɪˌpin/noun
nimodipine is spelled N-I-M-O-D-I-P-I-N-E: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, nimodipine means “A dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker originally developed for the treatment of high blood pressure and now mostly used to prevent vasospasm” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in nimodipine?
| Letters | 10: N-I-M-O-D-I-P-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 58 million words; the 237,177th 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 nimodipine?
Nimodipine appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th 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 nimodipine?
- UK /nɪˈməʊ.dɪ.piːn/
- US /nɪˈmoʊ.dɪˌpin/
Nimodipine 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 nimodipine?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as nimodipine from its last stressed vowel (/oʊdɪpin/):
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 nimodipine mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker originally developed for the treatment of high blood pressure and now mostly used to prevent vasospasm.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does nimodipine come from?
Probably from ni(tro)- + m(eth)o(xy) + -dipine (“nifedipine derivative”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).