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How to pronounce amantadine

Say it like uh-MAN-tuh-deen. Amantadine has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (MAN).

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US American/əˈmæntəˌdin/uh-MAN-tuh-deen
UK BritishNo British transcription yet. The audio still plays in this accent.
  • uh
  • MAN
  • tuh
  • deen
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Amantadine pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

  1. uhKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.
  2. MANSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "a" in cat.
  3. tuhKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.
  4. deenGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "ee" in see.

What does amantadine mean?

noun
  1. A drug used especially as the hydrochloride C₁₀H₁₇N·HCl to prevent infection (as by an influenzavirus) by interfering with virus penetration into host cells.

Where does amantadine come from?

From amantad- (“alteration of adamantane”) + -ine.

Questions about saying amantadine

How do you pronounce amantadine?

Say uh-MAN-tuh-deen. The American pronunciation is /əˈmæntəˌdin/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in amantadine?

Amantadine has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (MAN). Broken into parts: uh · MAN · tuh · deen.

Pronunciation from Wiktionary; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).