Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

albuterol

/ælˈbju.təˌɹɔl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.06 in modern English

Syllables
al-buterol
IPA
/ælˈbju.təˌɹɔl/
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of salbutamol.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English (s)al(icylic acid) Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *tritós Proto-Italic *tritios Latin tertiusder. English tert- Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws Proto-Hellenic *gʷous Ancient Greek βοῦς (boûs) Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *tuh₂rós Proto-Hellenic *tūrós Ancient Greek τῡρός (tūrós) Ancient Greek βούτῡρος (boútūros)der. English but- Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English butyl English tert-butyl English arterenol? English -terol English -buterol English albuterol From (s)al(icylic acid) + -buterol (“phenethylamine derivative”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ælˈbju.təˌɹɔl/

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Questions

How do you pronounce albuterol?
The recorded pronunciation is /ælˈbju.təˌɹɔl/.
What does albuterol mean?
Synonym of salbutamol.
Where does albuterol come from?
Etymology tree English (s)al(icylic acid) Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *tritós Proto-Italic *tritios Latin tertiusder. English tert- Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws Proto-Hellenic *gʷous Ancient Greek βοῦς (boûs) Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *tuh₂rós Proto-Hellenic *tūrós Ancient Greek τῡρός (tūrós) Ancient Greek βούτῡρος (boútūros)der. English but- Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English butyl English tert-butyl English arterenol? English -terol English -buterol English albuterol From (s)al(icylic acid) + -buterol (“phenethylamine derivative”).

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