Meanings
nounclenbuterol (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineThe decongestant and bronchodilator 1-(4-amino-3,5-dichlorophenyl)-2-(tert-butylamino)ethanol.
Synonyms: angel dust
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe decongestant and bronchodilator 1-(4-amino-3,5-dichlorophenyl)-2-(tert-butylamino)ethanol.
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Origin
- English(di)chl(oroph)en(yl)
- Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
- Proto-Indo-European*tri-
- Proto-Indo-European*tritós
- Proto-Italic*tritios
- Latintertius
- Englishtert-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷṓws
- Proto-Hellenic*gʷous
- Ancient Greekβοῦς (boûs)
- Proto-Indo-European*tewh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*tuh₂rós
- Proto-Hellenic*tūrós
- Ancient Greekτῡρός (tūrós)
- Ancient Greekβούτῡρος (boútūros)
- Englishbut-
- Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- Englishbutyl
- Englishtert-butyl
- Englisharterenol?
- Englishclenbuterol
From (di)chl(oroph)en(yl) + -buterol (“phenethylamine derivative”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 克倫特羅 /克伦特罗
- 克倫特羅 /克伦特罗 (kèlúntèluó)decongestant and bronchodilator
Finnish klenbuteroli
- klenbuterolidecongestant and bronchodilator
German Clenbuterol
- Clenbuteroldecongestant and bronchodilator
Irish cleanbútaról, deannach ainglí
- cleanbútaróldecongestant and bronchodilator
- deannach ainglídecongestant and bronchodilator
Japanese クレンブテロール
- クレンブテロール (kurenbuterōru)decongestant and bronchodilator
Spanish clenbuterol
- clenbuteroldecongestant and bronchodilator
Turkish klenbuterol
- klenbuteroldecongestant and bronchodilator
Cite this entry
APA
clenbuterol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clenbuterol
MLA
“clenbuterol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clenbuterol. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clenbuterol,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clenbuterol.
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