albuterol
/ælˈbju.təˌɹɔl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.06 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
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/