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)

1. (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.