salbutamol

From sal- (“salicylic acid derivative”) +‎ but(yl)am(ino) +‎ -ol.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /salˈbjuː.tə.mɒl/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /sælˈbju.təˌmɔl/

salbutamol (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) A synthetic beta-agonist bronchodilator related to aspirin, administered in the form of its sulfate (C₁₃H₂₁NO₃)₂·H₂SO₄ as an inhalational aerosol or as a tablet to treat bronchospasm associated especially with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. It is marketed under the trademarks Combivent, Proventil and Ventolin.
   • 2020, Dr Amir Khan, The Doctor Will See You Now, Ebury Press (2021), page 236:

     The blue inhaler contained a medication called salbutamol, which was only ever to be used when you felt wheezy or short of breath.

• albuterol (USAN)

• salbutamol sulfate

• “salbutamol”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “albuterol”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

salbutamol m (uncountable)

1. salbutamol (short-acting bronchodilator)

• IPA^(key): /salbutaˈmol/ [sal.β̞u.t̪aˈmol]
• Rhymes: -ol
• Syllabification: sal‧bu‧ta‧mol

salbutamol m (plural salbutamoles)

1. (pharmacology) salbutamol

   Synonym: albuterol