propranolol

English

Chemical structure of propranolol

Etymology

From (iso)pro(pyl) +‎ pr(op)anol +‎ -ol.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /pɹəʊˈpɹan.ə.lɒl/
(General American) IPA^(key): /pɹoʊˈpɹæn.əˌlɔl/

Noun

propranolol (countable and uncountable, plural propranolols)

(pharmacology) A synthetic compound which acts as a beta blocker and is used mainly in the treatment of cardiac arrhythmia.
- 2020, Dr Amir Khan, The Doctor Will See You Now, Ebury Press (2021), page 194:
  ‘I can see from your records you were prescribed propranolol for your headaches.’

Derived terms

-olol

Translations

beta blocker

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

References

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

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