-buterol

UK/ˈbjuː.tə.ɹɒl/US/ˈbju.təˌɹɔl/

suffix

Used to form names of phenethylamine derivatives used as bronchodilators.

OriginEnglish arterenol? ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) ← Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. medicineUsed to form names of phenethylamine derivatives used as bronchodilators.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tri-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*tritós
  4. Proto-Italic*tritios
  5. Latintertius
  6. Englishtert-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*gʷṓws
  8. Proto-Hellenic*gʷous
  9. Ancient Greekβοῦς (boûs)
  10. Proto-Indo-European*tewh₂-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*tuh₂rós
  12. Proto-Hellenic*tūrós
  13. Ancient Greekτῡρός (tūrós)
  14. Ancient Greekβούτῡρος (boútūros)
  15. Englishbut-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  17. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  18. Englishbutyl
  19. Englishtert-butyl
  20. Englisharterenol?
  21. English-buterol

From (tert-)but(yl) + -terol.

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APA

-buterol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-buterol

MLA

“-buterol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-buterol. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-buterol,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-buterol.

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