physostigmine
/ˌfaɪ.səˈstɪɡˌmin/noun
physostigmine is spelled P-H-Y-S-O-S-T-I-G-M-I-N-E: 13 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, physostigmine means “A parasympathomimetic, a reversible cholinesterase inhibitor alkaloid of the Calabar bean, used to treat certain medical conditions” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of physostigmine is physostigmines.
How many letters and syllables are in physostigmine?
| Letters | 13: P-H-Y-S-O-S-T-I-G-M-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 24 million words; the 148,541st 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 physostigmine?
Physostigmine appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st 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 physostigmine?
- UK /ˌfʌɪ.səʊˈstɪɡ.miːn/
- US /ˌfaɪ.səˈstɪɡˌmin/
Physostigmine 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 physostigmine?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as physostigmine from its last stressed vowel (/ɪɡmin/):
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 physostigmine
- physostigmines plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does physostigmine mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A parasympathomimetic, a reversible cholinesterase inhibitor alkaloid of the Calabar bean, used to treat certain medical conditions.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does physostigmine come from?
From translingual Physostigma venenosum (“the Calabar bean”) + -ine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).