beta-interferon

1. 1.

   a form of interferon that is produced by fibroblasts and have antiviral effects; used in the treatment of multiple sclerosis

   Broaderinterferon

Questions about beta-interferon

What does beta-interferon mean?

beta-interferon means "a form of interferon that is produced by fibroblasts and have antiviral effects; used in the treatment of multiple sclerosis".

How many syllables are in beta-interferon?

beta-interferon has 5 syllables and divides as be-ta-in-ter-fe-ron under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is beta-interferon a common word?

beta-interferon is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.