pharmacokinetics
/ˌfɑː(ɹ)məkəʊkɪˈnɛtɪks/noun
pharmacokinetics is spelled P-H-A-R-M-A-C-O-K-I-N-E-T-I-C-S: 16 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 55,433rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pharmacokinetics means “A branch of pharmacology concerned with the rate at which drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pharmacokinetics?
| Letters | 16: P-H-A-R-M-A-C-O-K-I-N-E-T-I-C-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 55,433rd 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 pharmacokinetics?
Pharmacokinetics appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 55,433rd 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 pharmacokinetics?
- /ˌfɑː(ɹ)məkəʊkɪˈnɛtɪks/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-pharmacokinetics.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does pharmacokinetics mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A branch of pharmacology concerned with the rate at which drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body.
- 2
The particular rates at which drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pharmacokinetics in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense branch of pharmacology:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pharmacocinétique |
| German | Pharmakokinetik |
| Portuguese | farmacocinética |
| Spanish | farmacocinética |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does pharmacokinetics come from?
From pharmaco- + kinetics.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).