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ipratropium

US/ˌɪp.ɹəˈtɹoʊ.pi.əm/

ipratropium noun: an anticholinergic drug C₂₀H₃₀NO₃⁺ that is used as an inhalational aerosol for bronchodilation especially in the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and as a nasal spray in the treatment of runny nose associated with rhinitis.

ipratropium: an anticholinergic drug C₂₀H₃₀NO₃⁺ that is used as an inhalational aerosol for bronchodilation...
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Noun

ipratropium (uncountable)

  1. An anticholinergic drug C₂₀H₃₀NO₃⁺ that is used as an inhalational aerosol for bronchodilation especially in the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and as a nasal spray in the treatment of runny nose associated with rhinitis.

Origin of ipratropium

From i(so)pr(opyl) + atrop(ine) + -ium (“quaternary ammonium compound”).

Words formed from ipratropium

  • ipratropium bromide

Questions about ipratropium

What does ipratropium mean?
Ipratropium means an anticholinergic drug C₂₀H₃₀NO₃⁺ that is used as an inhalational aerosol for bronchodilation especially in the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and as a nasal spray in the treatment of runny nose associated with rhinitis.
What part of speech is ipratropium?
Ipratropium is a noun.
How do you pronounce ipratropium?
Ipratropium is pronounced /ˌɪp.ɹəˈtɹoʊ.pi.əm/ (US).

Words near ipratropium in the dictionary

  1. IPPV
  2. iPPVs
  3. IPR
  4. IPRA
  5. ipragliflozin
  6. ipratropium
  7. iprazochrome
  8. ipRGC
  9. ipRGCs
  10. ipriflavone
  11. iprindole

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