pentazocine
/pɛnˈtæz.ə.siːn/noun
pentazocine is spelled P-E-N-T-A-Z-O-C-I-N-E: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pentazocine means “A synthetic compound that is a potent nonaddictive analgesic, often given during childbirth” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pentazocine is pentazocines.
How many letters and syllables are in pentazocine?
| Letters | 11: P-E-N-T-A-Z-O-C-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 76 million words; the 275,970th 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 pentazocine?
Pentazocine appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th 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 pentazocine?
- /pɛnˈtæz.ə.siːn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of pentazocine
- pentazocines plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pentazocine mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A synthetic compound that is a potent nonaddictive analgesic, often given during childbirth.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pentazocine come from?
From pent(enyl) + -azocine (“narcotic antagonist/agonist”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).