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orciprenaline

orciprenaline noun: a bronchodilator used in the treatment of asthma.

Noun

orciprenaline (uncountable)

  1. A bronchodilator used in the treatment of asthma.
    Synonyms:
    metaproterenol

Synonyms of orciprenaline

Origin of orciprenaline

From orci(nol) + -prenaline (“phenethylamine derivative”).

Questions about orciprenaline

What does orciprenaline mean?
Orciprenaline means a bronchodilator used in the treatment of asthma.
What part of speech is orciprenaline?
Orciprenaline is a noun.

Words near orciprenaline in the dictionary

  1. orcine
  2. orcines
  3. orcinol
  4. orcinols
  5. orcins
  6. orciprenaline
  7. orcish
  8. orcishness
  9. Orcistan
  10. orckind
  11. ORCL

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