podophyllin

pod·o·phyl·lin

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pod-uh-fil-in]
- /ˌpɒd əˈfɪl ɪn/
- /pˌɒdəfˈɪlɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pod-uh-fil-in]
- /ˌpɒd əˈfɪl ɪn/

Definitions of podophyllin word

noun podophyllin a resin, occurring as a light brown to greenish amorphous powder, obtained from podophyllum, and used in medicine chiefly as a cathartic and, locally, in the treatment of genital warts. 1
noun podophyllin a bitter yellow resin obtained from the dried underground stems of the May apple and mandrake: used to treat warts and formerly as a cathartic 0
noun podophyllin a yellow cathartic resin with a bitter taste, obtained from the rhizome of the May apple 0

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Origin of podophyllin

First appearance:

before 1850

One of the 32% newest English words

First recorded in 1850-55; podophyll(um) + -in2

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Parts of speech for Podophyllin

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podophyllin popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% 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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