how to pronounce ephedrine

/ˈɛf.ə.dɹiːn/

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ephedrine is pronounced in three syllables

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meanings of ephedrine

noun:

An alkaloid, found in some species of Ephedra shrubs (or prepared synthetically).
A medication whose active ingredient is ephedrine, used as a sympathomimetic drug.

ephedrine frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word ephedrine occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.