pilocarpine
/ˌpaɪ.ləˈkɑɹˌpiːn/noun
pilocarpine is spelled P-I-L-O-C-A-R-P-I-N-E: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pilocarpine means “A miotic alkaloid C₁₁H₁₆N₂O₂ obtained from jaborandi that is used chiefly in the form of its hydrochloride or nitrate especially in the treatment of…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pilocarpine is pilocarpines.
How many letters and syllables are in pilocarpine?
| Letters | 11: P-I-L-O-C-A-R-P-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 150,355th 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 pilocarpine?
Pilocarpine appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th 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 pilocarpine?
- US /ˌpaɪ.ləˈkɑɹˌpiːn/
Pilocarpine has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of pilocarpine
- pilocarpines plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pilocarpine mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A miotic alkaloid C₁₁H₁₆N₂O₂ obtained from jaborandi that is used chiefly in the form of its hydrochloride or nitrate especially in the treatment of glaucoma.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pilocarpine come from?
From Translingual Pilocarpus (“genus name”) + English -ine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).