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Where does “salbutamol” come from?

salbutamol (English) comes from English -ol, from English alcohol, from French alcohol, from Medieval Latin alcohol, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum.

salbutamol (English): A synthetic beta-agonist bronchodilator related...

Definitions

  1. A synthetic beta-agonist bronchodilator related...

Ancestry of “salbutamol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-olAn alcohol or phenol; Indicating an oily...
2EnglishalcoholAny of a class of organic compounds containing a...
3FrenchalcoholAlternative spelling of alcool
4Medieval Latinalcoholpowdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,...
5Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
6Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
7Akkadianguḫlum—

Words derived from “salbutamol”

  • salmeterol
  • levosalbutamol
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