meclomen

Questions about meclomen

What does meclomen mean?

meclomen means "a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory (trade name Meclomen) used to treat arthritis".

How many syllables are in meclomen?

meclomen has 3 syllables and divides as me-clo-men 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.

What is another word for meclomen?

Close synonyms include meclofenamate, meclofenamate sodium. 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 meclomen a common word?

meclomen is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.