ergonovine

1. 1.

   an alkaloid derived from ergot (trade name Ergotrate Maleate) that is less toxic than ergot; induces muscular contraction of the uterus and is administered after childbirth or abortion

   SynonymsErgotrate Maleate

   Broaderalkaloid

   trade name

Other forms of ergonovine

plural

ergonovines·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about ergonovine

What does ergonovine mean?

ergonovine means "an alkaloid derived from ergot (trade name Ergotrate Maleate) that is less toxic than ergot; induces muscular contraction of the uterus and is administered after childbirth or abortion".

How many syllables are in ergonovine?

ergonovine has 4 syllables: er-go-no-vine. The stress falls on "go".

What is another word for ergonovine?

Close synonyms include Ergotrate Maleate. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ergonovine a common word?

ergonovine 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.