How Do You Spell PITURINE?

Pronunciation: [pˈɪt͡ʃəɹˌiːn] (IPA)

The spelling of the word "piturine" can be explained using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). The first syllable "pi" is pronounced /pɪ/, with a short "i" sound. The second syllable "tu" is pronounced /tju/, with a combination of the "t" and "y" sounds. Finally, the last syllable "rine" is pronounced /raɪn/, with a long "i" sound and a silent "e". Therefore, the complete pronunciation of "piturine" is /ˈpɪtjuˌraɪn/.

PITURINE Meaning and Definition

  1. A liquid alkaloid, C12H16N2, resembling nicotine, obtained from pituri, the leaves of Duboisea hopwoodii, used by the Australian aborigines in the same way as tobacco.

    A practical medical dictionary. By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop. Published 1920.

Common Misspellings for PITURINE

  • picturine
  • oiturine
  • liturine
  • -iturine
  • 0iturine
  • puturine
  • pjturine
  • pkturine
  • poturine
  • p9turine
  • p8turine
  • pirurine
  • pifurine
  • pigurine
  • piyurine
  • pi6urine
  • pi5urine
  • pityrine
  • pithrine
  • pitjrine

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