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  • noun A short-acting bronchodilator used for the relief of bronchospasm in conditions such as asthma and COPD.

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[sal(icyl), the radical of salicylic acid (from French salicyle; see salicylic acid) + but(yl) + am(ine) + –ol.]

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From salicyl + butyl + amine + -ol.

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