how to pronounce heparin

/ˈhɛp.ə.ɹɪn/

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heparin is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of heparin in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… here a heparin bead and she found when …”

meanings of heparin

noun:

A glycosaminoglycan, originally isolated from liver cells, now made synthetically for medical use, used as an anticoagulant.

heparin frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word heparin occurs in english on average 2.2 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.