salbutamol

(săl-byo͞oˈtə-môlˌ, -mōlˌ, -mŏlˌ)

noun
A sympathomimetic agent, C13H21NO3, used as a bronchodilator, especially in the treatment of asthma.

Origin:

Origin: sal(icylic acid)

Origin: + but(yl)

Origin: + am(ino)-

Origin: + -ol1

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