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atenolol

UK/əˈtɛn.ə.lɒl/US/əˈtɛn.əˌlɔl/

atenolol noun: a beta blocker used mainly to treat angina and high blood pressure.

atenolol: a beta blocker used mainly to treat angina and high blood pressure
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Noun

atenolol (uncountable)

  1. A beta blocker used mainly to treat angina and high blood pressure.

Origin of atenolol

Probably from a(ngina) + (hyper)ten(sion) + -olol (“beta blocker”).

Questions about atenolol

What does atenolol mean?
Atenolol means a beta blocker used mainly to treat angina and high blood pressure.
What part of speech is atenolol?
Atenolol is a noun.
How do you pronounce atenolol?
Atenolol is pronounced /əˈtɛn.ə.lɒl/ (UK).

Words near atenolol in the dictionary

  1. atenes
  2. Atenism
  3. Atenist
  4. Atenistic
  5. Atenists
  6. atenolol
  7. atenteben
  8. ATEOTD
  9. Ater
  10. Aterian
  11. aterritorial

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