salbutamol

English

Chemical structure of salbutamol

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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.

Synonyms

• albuterol (USAN)

Derived terms

• salbutamol sulfate

Translations

short-acting bronchodilator

• Armenian: սալբուտամոլ (salbutamol)
• Bashkir: сальбутамол (salʹbutamol)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 沙丁胺醇 (saa¹ ding¹ on¹ seon⁴)

  Mandarin: 沙丁胺醇 (zh) (shādīng'ànchún)

• French: salbutamol (fr) m
• Indonesian: salbutamol
• Italian: salbutamolo (it) m
• Japanese: サルブタモール (sarubutamōru)
• Kazakh: сальбутамол (salbutamol)
• Korean: 살부타몰 (salbutamol)
• Kyrgyz: сальбутамол (salbutamol)
• Odia: ସାଲବୁଟାମୋଲ (sālabuṭāmola)
• Persian: سالبوتامول
• Portuguese: salbutamol m
• Russian: сальбутамо́л (ru) m (salʹbutamól)
• Spanish: salbutamol m
• Thai: ซัลบูทามอล

References

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

Portuguese

Noun

salbutamol m (uncountable)

1. salbutamol (short-acting bronchodilator)

Spanish

Noun

salbutamol m (plural salbutamoles)

1. (pharmacology) salbutamol

   Synonym: albuterol