cyclosporin

cy·clo·spo·rine

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sahy-kluh-spawr-een, -in, -spohr-, sik-luh-]
- /ˌsaɪ kləˈspɔr in, -ɪn, -ˈspoʊr-, ˌsɪk lə-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sahy-kluh-spawr-een, -in, -spohr-, sik-luh-]
- /ˌsaɪ kləˈspɔr in, -ɪn, -ˈspoʊr-, ˌsɪk lə-/

Definitions of cyclosporin word

noun cyclosporin a substance, synthesized by certain soil fungi, that suppresses the immune response by disabling helper T cells, used to minimize rejection of foreign tissue transplants. 1
noun cyclosporin Alternative spelling of cyclosporine. 0

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Origin of cyclosporin

First appearance:

before 1975

One of the 1% newest English words

1975-80; < New Latin Cyclospor(eae) a class of brown algae (see cyclo-, -spore, -eae) + -in2

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Parts of speech for Cyclosporin

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cyclosporin popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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