English Explanatory Dictionary

-buterol

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. Used to form names of phenethylamine derivatives used as bronchodilators.

Pronunciation

/ˈbjuː.tə.ɹɒl/ /ˈbju.təˌɹɔl/

Word forms

-buterol

Etymology

Etymology tree 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-der. 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 From (tert-)but(yl) + -terol.

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