-olol

English

General structure of -olol drugs

Etymology

From propranolol. By surface analysis, reduplication of -ol.

Pronunciation

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

Suffix

-olol

1. (pharmacology) Used to form names of compounds with the structure Ar–OCH₂CH(OH)CH₂NH–R used as β-adrenoceptor antagonists.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -olol

Related terms

• -alol

Anagrams

• Lolo, lo-lo