Meanings
nounclorprenaline (uncountable)
alternative chlorprenaline
- uncountablemedicineA beta-adrenergic agonist 1-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-(propan-2-ylamino)ethanol.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰl̥h₃rós
- Proto-Hellenic*kʰlōrós
- Ancient Greekχλωρός (khlōrós)
- Englishchloro-
- Englishchlor-
- Ancient Greekῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)
- Englishiso-
- Frenchpropionique
- Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- Frenchpropyl-
- Englishpropyl
- Englishisopropyl
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵn̥h₃sḱéti
- Proto-Hellenic*gignṓskō
- Ancient Greekγιγνώσκω (gignṓskō)
- Ancient Greekγνώμων (gnṓmōn)
- Latinnorma
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Latinnōrmālis
- Englishnormal
- Englishnor-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Proto-Italic*ad-
- Latinad-
- Englishad-
- Latinrēn
- Late Latinrēnāli
- Englishrenal
- Englishadrenal
- Englishadrenaline
- Englishnoradrenaline
- Englishisoprenaline
- Englishclorprenaline
From chlor- + -prenaline (“phenethylamine derivative”).
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APA
clorprenaline. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clorprenaline
MLA
“clorprenaline.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clorprenaline. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clorprenaline,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clorprenaline.
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