oxybutynin
/ˌɑk.siˈbjuː.tən.ɪn/noun
oxybutynin is a noun meaning “An antispasmodic and anticholinergic drug C₂₂H₃₁NO₃ administered transdermally as a skin patch or orally in the form of its hydrochloride…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled O-X-Y-B-U-T-Y-N-I-N and has 5 syllables, and it appears about once in every 41 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does oxybutynin mean?
noun
- 1
An antispasmodic and anticholinergic drug C₂₂H₃₁NO₃ administered transdermally as a skin patch or orally in the form of its hydrochloride C₂₂H₃₁NO₃·HCl to relax the smooth muscles of the bladder in the treatment of urge incontinence, frequent urination, and urinary urgency.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce oxybutynin?
- US /ˌɑk.siˈbjuː.tən.ɪn/
Oxybutynin has 5 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is oxybutynin?
Oxybutynin 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).
Where does oxybutynin come from?
Probably from hydroxy + butynyl + -in.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).