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salmeterol

US/sælˈmɛt.əˌɹɔl/

salmeterol noun: a bronchodilator administered by oral inhalation in the form of a salt C₂₅H₃₇NO₄·C₁₁H₈O₃ to treat bronchospasm associated especially with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. It acts as an agonist, binding to beta-receptors that mediate the relaxation of bronchial muscles.

salmeterol: a bronchodilator administered by oral inhalation in the form of a salt C₂₅H₃₇NO₄·C₁₁H₈O₃ to treat...
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Noun

salmeterol (uncountable)

  1. A bronchodilator administered by oral inhalation in the form of a salt C₂₅H₃₇NO₄·C₁₁H₈O₃ to treat bronchospasm associated especially with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. It acts as an agonist, binding to beta-receptors that mediate the relaxation of bronchial muscles.

Origin of salmeterol

Probably from sal(butamol)[Term?] + -terol (“phenethylamine derivative”).

Words formed from salmeterol

Questions about salmeterol

What does salmeterol mean?
Salmeterol means a bronchodilator administered by oral inhalation in the form of a salt C₂₅H₃₇NO₄·C₁₁H₈O₃ to treat bronchospasm associated especially with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. It acts as an agonist, binding to beta-receptors that mediate the relaxation of bronchial muscles.
What part of speech is salmeterol?
Salmeterol is a noun.
How do you pronounce salmeterol?
Salmeterol is pronounced /sælˈmɛt.əˌɹɔl/ (US).

Words near salmeterol in the dictionary

  1. salmefamol
  2. Salmen
  3. Salmens
  4. Salmeron
  5. Salmerons
  6. salmeterol
  7. salmeterol xinafoate
  8. salmi
  9. salmiac
  10. salmiak
  11. salmin

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