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propranolol

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /pɹəʊˈpɹan.ə.lɒl/
  • General-American: /pɹoʊˈpɹæn.əˌlɔl/

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noun

Meaning 1

A synthetic compound which acts as a beta blocker and is used mainly in the treatment of cardiac arrhythmia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)lbor. English iso- French propionique Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. French -yle French propyl-der. English propyl English (iso)pro(pyl) English pr(op)anol English -ol English propranolol From (iso)pro(pyl) + pr(op)anol + -ol.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: propranolol — beta blocker
  • Armenian: պրոպրանոլոլ (propranolol) — beta blocker
  • Bashkir: пропранолол (propranolol) — beta blocker
  • Chinese Mandarin: 普萘洛爾 /普萘洛尔 (pǔnàiluò'ěr) — beta blocker
  • Finnish: propranololi — beta blocker
  • French: propranolol — beta blocker
  • German: Propranolol — beta blocker
  • Italian: propranololo — beta blocker
  • Japanese: プロプラノロール (puropuranorōru) — beta blocker
  • Kazakh: пропранолол (propranolol) — beta blocker
  • Korean: 프로프라놀롤 (peuropeuranollol) — beta blocker
  • Kyrgyz: пропранолол (propranolol) — beta blocker
  • Persian: پروپرانولول — beta blocker
  • Spanish: propranolol — beta blocker
  • Thai: โพรพาโนลอล — beta blocker
  • Turkish: propranolol — beta blocker