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tiotropium

US/ˌtaɪ.oʊˈtɹoʊ.pi.əm/

tiotropium noun: an anticholinergic drug administered by oral inhalation in the form of its bromide C₁₉H₂₂NO₄S₂Br·H₂O as a bronchodilator in the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

tiotropium: an anticholinergic drug administered by oral inhalation in the form of its bromide...
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Noun

tiotropium (uncountable)

  1. An anticholinergic drug administered by oral inhalation in the form of its bromide C₁₉H₂₂NO₄S₂Br·H₂O as a bronchodilator in the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Origin of tiotropium

From thio- (“containing sulfur”) + -trop- (“atropine derivative”) + -ium (“quaternary ammonium compound”).

Words formed from tiotropium

  • tiotropium bromide

Questions about tiotropium

What does tiotropium mean?
Tiotropium means an anticholinergic drug administered by oral inhalation in the form of its bromide C₁₉H₂₂NO₄S₂Br·H₂O as a bronchodilator in the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
What part of speech is tiotropium?
Tiotropium is a noun.
How do you pronounce tiotropium?
Tiotropium is pronounced /ˌtaɪ.oʊˈtɹoʊ.pi.əm/ (US).

Words near tiotropium in the dictionary

  1. tiopronin
  2. tiorbino
  3. tiorbinos
  4. Tios
  5. tiospirone
  6. tiotropium
  7. Tiou
  8. Tioux
  9. tioxamast
  10. tioxaprofen
  11. tioxidazole

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