salbutamol

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UK/salˈbjuː.tə.mɒl/US/sælˈbju.təˌmɔl/

noun

A synthetic bronchodilator, with the chemical formula C₁₃H₂₁NO₃, used to treat bronchospasm associated especially with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Similar
albuterol
OriginEnglish alcohol ← Middle English alcofol ← Medieval Latin alcoho →
UncommonScrabble 14
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Meanings

nounsalbutamol (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA synthetic bronchodilator, with the chemical formula C₁₃H₂₁NO₃, used to treat bronchospasm associated especially with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

    The blue inhaler contained a medication called salbutamol, which was only ever to be used when you felt wheezy or short of breath.

    2020, Dr Amir Khan, The Doctor Will See You Now, Ebury Press (2021), page 236

    Synonyms: albuterol

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA synthetic bronchodilator, with the chemical formula C₁₃H₂₁NO₃, used to treat bronchospasm associated especially with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Similar
albuterol
Also see
albuterol

Origin

  1. Englishsal-
  2. Englishbut(yl)am(ino)
  3. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  4. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  5. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  6. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  7. Medieval Latinalcoho
  8. Middle Englishalcofol
  9. Englishalcohol
  10. Englishsalbutamol

From sal- + but(yl)am(ino) + -ol.

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 沙丁胺醇
  • 沙丁胺醇 (saa¹ ding¹ on¹ seon⁴)synthetic bronchodilator
Chinese Mandarin 沙丁胺醇
  • 沙丁胺醇 (shādīng'ànchún)synthetic bronchodilator
French salbutamol
  • salbutamolsynthetic bronchodilator
Indonesian salbutamol
  • salbutamolsynthetic bronchodilator
Italian salbutamolo
  • salbutamolosynthetic bronchodilator
Japanese サルブタモール
  • サルブタモール (sarubutamōru)synthetic bronchodilator
Korean 살부타몰
  • 살부타몰 (salbutamol)synthetic bronchodilator
Persian سالبوتامول
  • سالبوتامولsynthetic bronchodilator
Portuguese salbutamol
  • salbutamolsynthetic bronchodilator
Russian сальбутамо́л
  • сальбутамо́л (salʹbutamól)synthetic bronchodilator
Spanish salbutamol
  • salbutamolsynthetic bronchodilator
Thai ซัลบูทามอล
  • ซัลบูทามอลsynthetic bronchodilator
Cite this entry
APA

salbutamol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salbutamol

MLA

“salbutamol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salbutamol. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “salbutamol,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salbutamol.

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